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dummied up

dummied up is the simple past and past participle of dummy up.

Meaning of dummy up

Verb

dummy up (third-person singular simple present dummies up, present participle dummying up, simple past and past participle dummied up)

  1. To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
    • The carpenters dummied up a set of simple props for the rehearsals.
  2. To make a fake version of something; to make a counterfeit.
  3. (imperative, informal, sometimes) To suddenly stop talking; shut up; to keep a secret; to refuse to talk.
    • When he couldn't think of any more good lies, he just dummied up.

Questions about dummied up

What is dummied up the simple past and past participle of?
Dummied up is the simple past and past participle of dummy up.

Words near dummied up in the dictionary

  1. Dummett
  2. Dummettian
  3. dummie
  4. dummied
  5. dummied out
  6. dummied up
  7. dummies
  8. dummies out
  9. dummies up
  10. dummified
  11. dummifies

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