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dummy up Sl. to refuse to talk. Jill dummied up when they got her into the station. John dummied up right away when the police arrived. See also: up a dry run (British, American & Australian) also a dummy run (British & Australian) an occasion when you practise doing something to make sure there will be no problems when you really do it We decided to do a dry run at the church the day before the wedding. We'd better have a couple of dummy runs before we do the real thing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The liner little points of the game are constantly on display, whether it's dummying the ball to let it run out of bounds, or making a goal kick, or whatever. His argument supporting the dummying down of the whole district is lame and misguided. The device is non-invasive and diagnostic, so unlike surgical or other therapeutic procedures, there are no major ethical issues regarding randomization, and the therapy could easily be blinded by either dummying a device or simply not using the transmitted recordings as part of treatment decisions. |
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