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Meaning of hup | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

  1. The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
  2. A call to turn a horse to the right.
    dialectal

Examples

“After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four.”
“"Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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