dummy up

Questions about dummy up

What does dummy up mean?

dummy up means "make a dummy of". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for dummy up?

Close synonyms include dummy, close up, clam up, shut up, belt up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dummy up a common word?

dummy up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.