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duking up

duking up is the present participle and gerund 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 duking up

What is duking up the present participle and gerund of?
Duking up is the present participle and gerund of duke up.

Words near duking up in the dictionary

  1. Dukinfield
  2. duking
  3. duking in
  4. duking it out
  5. duking out
  6. duking up
  7. dukkah
  8. dukkeripen
  9. dukkha
  10. dukkhas
  11. Duklja

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