Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dup

/dʌp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: dup
IPA: /dʌp/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to open (a door, gate etc.)

name

Initialism of Democratic Unionist Party.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Then up he rose and donned his clothes, / And dupped the chamber door;"
"He had seen, that Maundy Thursday afternoon, dupping their chamber door in all maaaaaaa innocence."

Etymology

From Middle English don up (“to open”), equivalent to a blend of do + up. Compare don, doff, dout, dub.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

dups (present, singular) dupping (participle, present) dupped (participle, past) dupped (past)

Phrases

lub-dup

Frequently Paired Words

lub-dup

Rhymes With

up close up act up what's up cup fucked up gross up yup lemon drop amp up pup sup

Questions

How do you pronounce dup?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʌp/.
What does dup mean?: to open (a door, gate etc.)
Where does dup come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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