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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Cherup

· Cher·up · IPA
01 v. i. To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup.
  1. 1.
    To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. See: Chirrup
02 v. t. To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup.
  1. 1.
    To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup. See: Chirrup
    “He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed.” — Cowper.
03 n. A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.
  1. 1.
    A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.