DUFF (SOMEBODY) UP

Meaning of DUFF (SOMEBODY) UP in English

duff somebody ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal ( see also ↑ duff )

to fight someone and injure them

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
DUFF — I. noun Etymology: English dialect, alteration of dough Date: 1816 a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit, the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUFF — I. ˈdəf noun ( -s ) Etymology: English dialect duff, variant of dough (I) 1. : a stiff flour pudding …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUFF — (v. t.) In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses, etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands.
Английский словарь Webster
DUFF — (v. t.) To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance to; to fake; hence, to cheat.
Английский словарь Webster
DUFF — (n.) A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff.
Английский словарь Webster
DUFF — ( n. ) A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUFF — duff 1 /duf/ , n. Slang. the buttocks or rump: If you don't like the way things are, get off …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUFF — I. ˈdəf noun Etymology: English dialect, alteration of dough Date: 1816 1. : a boiled or steamed pudding often containing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
DUFF — noun dough or paste. 2. duff ·noun a stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; a term used especially …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUFF — [duff] n [E dial., alter. of dough] (1816) 1: a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit 2: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUFF — duff, Duff BrE AmE dʌf ▷ duffed dʌft ▷ duffing ˈdʌf ɪŋ ▷ duffs dʌfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUFF — / dʌf; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( BrE , informal ) useless; that does not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUFF — I. duff 1 /dʌf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: dough ] American English informal the part …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUFF — adj. Brit. sl. 1 worthless, counterfeit. 2 useless, broken. [perh. = DUFF(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUFF — v.tr. sl. 1 Brit. Golf mishit (a shot, a ball); bungle. 2 Austral. steal and alter brands on (cattle). duff …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUFF — adj. Brit. sl. 1 worthless, counterfeit. 2 useless, broken. [ perh. = DUFF(1) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
DUFF — 1. n. a boiled pudding. Etymology: N.Engl. form of DOUGH 2. adj. Brit. sl. 1. worthless, counterfeit. 2 useless, broken. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUFF — ( duffs, duffing, duffed) If you describe something as duff , you mean it is useless, broken, or of poor …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUFF — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even if she didn't spot that her sister was up the duff , she …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DUFF — adj. bad, useless, worthless, unworkable, inoperable, inoperative, broken; fake, false, counterfeit, Colloq dud, phoney or US also phony We couldn't …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUFF — I сущ. 1) а) диал. тесто б) клецка Syn : dumpling 2) разг. пудинг (обыкн. currant duff) 3) угольная мелочь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOMEBODY — 1. мест. ; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DUFF — I dʌf сущ. 1) а) диал. тесто б) клецка Syn: dumpling 2) разг. пудинг ( обыкн. currant duff ) 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody, someone Gram: somebody 2. сущ. 1) некто, некий человек Take the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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