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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dub up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (slang, transitive) To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.
  2. (dated, slang, transitive) To give up money; to give in to demands for money; pay up.
    • […] he said he had given Ryan two £5 notes to keep for him, and that if he didn't dub it up he would go down for the police; he never told me that Ryan had robbed him till Wednesday. 1889, New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, Votes & Proceedings, volume 1, page 428:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dubs up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dubbed up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dubbed up Tense=Past lexicographic
dubbing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

bang up