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hup

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Variant of hep.

interjection hep

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

    Opposite: hie

verb hups · hupping · hupped · hep

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

    Opposite: hie

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@misc{hup_2026,
  title = {hup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}