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dummy up

dummy up verb: to make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

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.
    • Everyone was discussing the new teacher, but when she entered the room they all dummied up.

Forms of dummy up

third-person singular presentdummies up
present participledummying up
past participledummied up
pastdummied up

Questions about dummy up

What does dummy up mean?
Dummy up means to make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
What part of speech is dummy up?
Dummy up is a verb.
What is the past tense of dummy up?
The past tense of dummy up is dummied up.

Words near dummy up in the dictionary

  1. dummy spits
  2. dummy subject
  3. dummy subjects
  4. dummy text
  5. dummy texts
  6. dummy up
  7. dummy variable
  8. dummy variables
  9. dummy whist
  10. dummy-proof
  11. dummy-proofed

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