re-up

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English

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Etymology 1

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"Reenlist" sense is a possible blend of re-enlist +‎ sign up

Verb

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re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

  1. (US, military) To reenlist.
  2. (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  [].
  3. (informal) To renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).
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Noun

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re-up (plural re-ups)

  1. (US, military) One who reenlists.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

  1. (Internet, informal) Clipping of reupload.

Noun

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re-up (plural re-ups)

  1. (Internet, informal) Clipping of reupload (file which has been reuploaded).

Etymology 3

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Verb

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re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

  1. (US) To renegotiate a contract.
  2. (slang) To refill one's drug stash.
  3. (slang, of a drug) To take another dose.
    • 2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi[2], Hachette, →ISBN:
      Gave me a cryptic, mostly frustrated-seeming look. Went upstairs with her bestie. To re-up, probably.

Noun

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re-up (plural re-ups)

  1. (slang) A resupply of a batch of drugs to be sold on the street.

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