Definition of "hup" []

• The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action. (interjection)

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• "He see a hofficier all bloodiness and he call hup: 'Es-tu gentiment?' he say."
• "The "hup" was rather an exclamation of necessity than of delight inasmuch as that it was caused by Davie coming suddenly down flat on the ice in the act of vainly attempting to go leap-frog over Mivins's head."
• "The "hup" was rather an exclamation of necessity than of delight, inasmuch as that it was caused by Davie coming suddenly down flat on the ice in the act of vainly attempting to go leap-frog over Mivins's head."