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hup | hyp |

As an interjection hup

is the first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.

As an initialism hyp is

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hup

English

Interjection

  • 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.

    Related terms

    * (beat) hep, hip, variants of the 4/4 downbeat in swing and jazz

    Anagrams

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    hyp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (entertainment) hypnotism; hypnotist
    • A hyp act is scheduled after the acrobats.
    The hyp is booked through the end of the month.
  • (mathematics) hypotenuse
  • hypochondria
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps .

    Alternative forms

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    References

    * (entertainment) Usage in both ways in Swift

    Verb

    (hypp)
  • (colloquial, dated) To make melancholy.
    • (Washington Irving)

    Anagrams

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