hup
verbEtymology Variant of hep.
1
To urge (a horse) to turn right with a cry of "hup".
hup
intjEtymology Variant of 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.
- "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
Dialectal A call to turn a horse to the right.