hup

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦup]
  • Rhymes: -up
  • Homophone: hub

Interjection

hup

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

Derived terms

  • hupsnout

Further reading

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Verb

hup

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

Gothic

Romanization

hup

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐍀

Irish

Interjection

hup!

  1. hup!

References

Romanian

Interjection

hup

  1. Alternative form of hop
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