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dukes up

dukes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dukes up

What is dukes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dukes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of duke up.

Words near dukes up in the dictionary

  1. Dukes County
  2. dukes in
  3. dukes it out
  4. Dukes of Edinburgh
  5. dukes out
  6. dukes up
  7. dukeship
  8. dukeships
  9. Dukestown
  10. dukey
  11. dukeys

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