re-up
See also: reup
English
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Etymology 1
edit"Reenlist" sense is a possible blend of re-enlist + sign up
Verb
editre-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)
- (US, military) To reenlist.
- (intransitive) To sign up again.
- 2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times[1]:
- 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 […].
- (informal) To renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).
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editVerb
editre-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)
Noun
editEtymology 3
editVerb
editre-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)
- (US) To renegotiate a contract.
- (slang) To refill one's drug stash.
- (slang, of a drug) To take another dose.
Noun
editFurther reading
edit- “re-up v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
- “re-up n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present