hup

alternative 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.

   1 more example

   "Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness.

   1943 February 8, The Goulburn Evening Post, NSW, Australia, page 3, column 5

2. dialectalA call to turn a horse to the right.

   Antonyms: hie

present singular third person hups · participle present hupping · participle past hupped · past hupped · alternative hep

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

   Antonyms: hie