Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dummy_up

2 senses of dummy up

Sense 1
dummy, dummy up -- (make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published")
       => produce, make, create -- (create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries")

Sense 2
close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum -- (refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached")