Cherup

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cherup \Cher"up\, v. i. [Prob. fr. chirp.]
     To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See
     {Chirrup}. "Cheruping birds." --Drayton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cherup \Cher"up\, v. t.
     To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful
     sound; to cherup to. See {Chirrup}.
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           He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed.     --Cowper.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cherup \Cher"up\, n.
     A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the
     cherup of a cricket.
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