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dub up

dub up verb: to put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.
    Synonyms:
    bang up
  2. (dated, slang, transitive) To 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 of dub up

Forms of dub up

third-person singular presentdubs up
present participledubbing up
past participledubbed up
pastdubbed up

Questions about dub up

What does dub up mean?
Dub up means to put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.
What part of speech is dub up?
Dub up is a verb.
What is the past tense of dub up?
The past tense of dub up is dubbed up.

Words near dub up in the dictionary

  1. dub plates
  2. dub poetry
  3. dub sack
  4. dub sacks
  5. dub step
  6. dub up
  7. dub-cove
  8. dub-coves
  9. dub-lay
  10. dub-over
  11. dub-plate

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