Hup

intj, verb

intj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

  2. 2
    A call to turn a horse to the right. dialectal

Antonyms

All antonyms
hie

Example

More examples

"After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four."

Etymology

Variant of hep.

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