dub up

verb

To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.

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Meanings

verbdub up (third-person singular simple present dubs up, present participle dubbing up, simple past and past participle dubbed up)

present singular third person dubs up · participle present dubbing up · participle past dubbed up · past dubbed up

  1. slangtransitiveTo put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.

    Synonyms: bang up

  2. datedslangtransitiveTo give up money; to give in to demands for money; pay up.

    […] he said he had given Ryan two £5 notes to keep for him, and that if he didn't dub it up he would go down for the police; he never told me that Ryan had robbed him till Wednesday.

    1889, New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, Votes & Proceedings, volume 1, page 428

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.

Similar
bang up
Also see
bang up
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APA

dub up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dub%20up

MLA

“dub up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dub%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dub up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dub%20up.

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