dup

present singular third person dups · participle present dupping · participle past dupped · past dupped

1. to open (a door, gate etc.)

   Then up he rose and donned his clothes, / And dupped the chamber door;

   c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]

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   He had seen, that Maundy Thursday afternoon, dupping their chamber door in all maaaaaaa innocence.

   1964, Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun

1. UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Democratic Unionist Party.

   Speaking after the conviction Gavin Robinson, the current DUP leader who took over after Donaldson's arrest, said his crimes were "evil" and "heinous" and that he should be stripped of his knighthood and membership of the Privy Council.

   2026 September 25, Julian O'Neill, Luke Sproule, “Ex DUP leader Donaldson guilty of child sex abuse charges including one of rape”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2026, retrieved 25 Sep 2026