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dup.

to open (a door, gate etc.)

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dʌp/
  1. to open (a door, gate etc.)

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.