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cherup |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cherup \Cher"up\, v. i. [Prob. fr chirp.] To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See {Chirrup}. ``Cheruping birds.'' --Drayton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cherup \Cher"up\, v. t. To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to See {Chirrup}. He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed. --Cowper. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cherup \Cher"up\, n. A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as the cherup of a cricket.
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