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hup en · INTJ

Etymology

Variant of hep.

Meanings

1. The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
   • After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four.
   • "Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness. 1943 February 8, The Goulburn Evening Post, NSW, Australia, page 3, column 5:
2. (dialectal) A call to turn a horse to the right.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hep		alternative	lexicographic

Antonyms

hie

Coordinates

gee · haw

hup en · VERB

Etymology

Variant of hep.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To urge (a horse) to turn right with a cry of "hup".

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hupped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
hupped	Tense=Past		lexicographic
hep		alternative	lexicographic
hupping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
hups	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Antonyms

hie

Relateds

4 downbeat in swing and jazz (beat) · variants of the 4 (beat) · hip (beat) · hub (beat) · hubbin (beat) · hep (beat)