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Cherup [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

CHERUP , a corruption of chirp, which see.

Cherup [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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

Cherup [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup.

Cherup [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup.