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dup

1

[ duhp ]

verb (used with object)

Archaic.
dupped, dupping.
  1. to open.


dup.

2

abbreviation for

  1. duplicate.

dup

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to open
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dup1

1540–50; contraction of do 1 + up; doff, don 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dup1

C16: contraction of do 1+ up
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The DUP's Sammy Wilson accused Labour MPs of displaying "faux outrage" and said that some in their party had in the past campaigned to exclude US President Donald Trump from coming to the UK.

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DUP MP Gavin Robinson asked if the government would consider taking steps to "either exempt Northern Ireland from EU action or take retaliatory action if they do not".

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Sinn Féin has accused the DUP of blocking the executive from resolving a funding crisis for cross-border Irish language services, which are facing a £650,000 cut.

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