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Webster 1913 Edition

Cherup

Cher′up

,
Verb.
I.
[Prob. fr.
chirp
.]
To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See
Chirrup
.
“Cheruping birds.”
Drayton.

Cher′up

,
Verb.
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.

Cher′up

,
Noun.
A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup;
as, the
cherup
of a cricket
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cherup

CHERUP

, a corruption of chirp, which see.

Definition 2024

cherup

cherup

English

Noun

cherup ‎(plural cherups)

  1. Archaic form of chirrup.

Verb

cherup ‎(third-person singular simple present cherups, present participle cheruping or cherupping, simple past and past participle cheruped or cherupped)

  1. Archaic form of chirrup.
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