re-up

verb

To reenlist.

Meanings

re-up1

verbre-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

present singular third person re-ups · participle present re-upping · participle past re-upped · past re-upped · alternative reup

  1. USgovernmentTo reenlist.
  2. intransitiveTo sign up again.

    Andy Levine, the founder and chief executive of Sixthman, said that more than 50 percent of attendees re-up for his cruises. According to Mr. Levine, his average passenger is 35 years old […].

    2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times
  3. informalTo renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).
nounre-up (plural re-ups)

plural re-ups · alternative reup

  1. USgovernmentOne who reenlists.

re-up2

verbre-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

present singular third person re-ups · participle present re-upping · participle past re-upped · past re-upped · alternative reup

  1. InternetabbreviationclippinginformalClipping of reupload.
nounre-up (plural re-ups)

plural re-ups · alternative reup

  1. InternetabbreviationclippinginformalClipping of reupload (“file which has been reuploaded”).

re-up3

verbre-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

present singular third person re-ups · participle present re-upping · participle past re-upped · past re-upped · alternative reup

  1. USTo renegotiate a contract.
  2. slangTo refill one's drug stash.

    While we're here, you mind if I re-up?

    2015 July 1, Sam Esmail, “eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg”, in Mr. Robot, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Elliot Alderson
  3. slangTo take another dose.

    Gave me a cryptic, mostly frustrated-seeming look. Went upstairs with her bestie. To re-up, probably.

    2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN
nounre-up (plural re-ups)

plural re-ups · alternative reup

  1. slangA resupply of a batch of drugs to be sold on the street.

    Slums need another re-up. Also, adjust the dosage. We had two more die on us. It's bad for business. We want them addicted, not dead.

    2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Dosage, Modern Medicine, Kadara

Origin

"Reenlist" sense is a possible blend of re-enlist + sign up.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

re-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-up

MLA

“re-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-up.

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