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See also: húp and hụp

Translingual

Symbol

hup

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hupa.

English

Interjection

hup

  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.
    • 1943 February 8, The Goulburn Evening Post, NSW, Australia, page 3, column 5:
      "Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness.
  • (beat): hep, hip, hub, hubbin, variants of the 4/4 downbeat in swing and jazz

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hup

  1. interjection describing a quick, jumping movement
    Synonym: hop

Derived terms

Further reading

  • hup”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • hup”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦʏp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hup
  • Rhymes: -ʏp
  • Homophone: Hub

Verb

hup

  1. inflection of huppen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Gothic

Romanization

hup

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐍀

Irish

Interjection

hup!

  1. hup!

References

Romanian

Interjection

hup

  1. Alternative form of hop