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duked up

duked up is the simple past and past participle of duke up.

Meaning of duke up

Verb

duke up (third-person singular simple present dukes up, present participle duking up, simple past and past participle duked up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To dress up; to embellish or improve (something).
    • I need to duke you up for the party tonight.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To square up; to get one's fists ready for a fistfight.
    • When he said that, I duked up.

Questions about duked up

What is duked up the simple past and past participle of?
Duked up is the simple past and past participle of duke up.

Words near duked up in the dictionary

  1. duke up
  2. duked
  3. duked in
  4. duked it out
  5. duked out
  6. duked up
  7. dukedom
  8. dukedoms
  9. dukeite
  10. dukeling
  11. dukelings

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