Definition of "re-up" [re-up]

• Informal To enlist again for military service. (verb-intransitive)
• Informal To sign a renewed contract for employment or service. (verb-intransitive)

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• "When Petraeus assumed command, the initial reports on what-was-to-happen-next suggested that Petraeus was going to re-up on COIN."
• "But once you re-up, you most likley to stick around for the full twenty or more (or join the reserves)."
• "He would put the salt and pepper on the edge of his rubber place mat in case he needed to re-up in the course of the meal."