tup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male sheep, a ram.
  2. The head of a hammer, and particularly of a steam-driven hammer.
verb
  1. To mate; used of a ram mating with a ewe.
  2. To have sex with, to bonk, etc.
  3. To butt.
noun
  1. Two pence.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of transfer under pressure.

Pronunciation

/tʌp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tup.wav

Word forms

tup tups tupping tupped

Etymology

From Middle English tupe (compare Scots tuip), origin unknown.

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