单词 | re-up |
释义 | re-upv. U.S. 1. intransitive. Services' slang. To re-enlist in the armed forces. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > enlist soldiers [verb (intransitive)] > enlist as a soldier > re-enlist re-enlist1775 veteranize1864 re-up1906 1906 Soldier Slang in C. M'Govern Sarjint Larry an' Frinds App. Re-up, to re-enlist. 1913 Army & Navy Jrnl. Philippines 4 Oct. 15/1 I had to go or else re-up For seven long years hitch. 1942 E. Colby Army Talk 174 When enlisting and being sworn in, a man is said to ‘hold up his right hand’ for three years. So when he does it after being discharged, he ‘re-ups’. 1972 J. Gores Dead Skip xi. 75 If he'd re-upped when his two years in the army were finished, he'd have been a sergeant by now. 1991 Life 11 Mar. 22/2 The Pentagon fears that many won't re-up and that in future wars doctors may have to be drafted. 2. In extended use. Chiefly colloquial. a. intransitive. To renew a membership, contract, subscription, etc.In quot. 1921 with reference to the American Legion, an organization for former members of the armed forces (cf. sense 1). ΚΠ 1921 Aberdeen (S. Dakota) Amer.-News 4 Dec. 1/7 The local legion post has outlined a full program for the winter months and needs only the continued co-operation of all members to carry out the schedule. It will soon be time for members to ‘re-up’ for the coming year. 1940 Signalman's Jrnl. Jan. 20/3 I have a promise from two men to re-up, but Davie hasn't said a thing about getting the money. 1968 Pop. Mech. May 8 You're the kind of active guy we like—the kind who does our projects, writes us flattering letters and ‘re-ups’ for another three years. 1991 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 11 Dec. 3/1 The same day..Miller gets sworn in as mayor and Roger the Dodger re-ups as city councilman. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 24 Jan. iii. 1/1 Unemployed catcher Ivan Rodriguez is entitled to play ‘show me the money’ and accept Detroit's generous offer. But don't be too shocked if he re-ups with Florida in the end. b. transitive. To renew or extend the contract or membership of (a person); to renew (a contract, subscription, etc.).In quot. 1942 with reference to the American Legion: see note at sense 2a. ΚΠ 1942 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 1 Nov. 16/4 Fairfield Unit, Trumbull, Dorien and Bridgeport Auxiliaries received an award for having re-upped their memberships. 1981 Backpacker Oct.–Nov. 86 And mom, bless her soul, re-upped my Boys' Life subscription. 1991 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 18 July d1 For some reason, he re-upped Greg, extending his contract through 1991. 1999 N.Y. Mag. 16 Aug. 14/2 Maria Bartiromo..reportedly hasn't re-upped her CNBC contract, but cable station insists it ‘has an agreement.’ c. intransitive. slang. To renew or replenish a supply of (illegal) drugs. ΚΠ 1975 J. Sepe & J. Telano Cop Team 177 He's got to go and re-up. 1989 T. Williams Cocaine Kids ii. 38 [He] thinks he's gonna re-up on my stuff when he gets the money he says is owed him in the street. 1996 S. Strong Strong on Def. i. 3 When the crack addict needs money, he is fearless and crazed in attacking other people for the few dollars needed to re-up. Compounds With nouns, forming nouns. ΚΠ 1951 J. Jones From Here to Eternity xli. 622 I've got a 30-day re-up furlough coming to me that I've been putting off ever since I got in this Company. 1955 Air Force Times (U.S.) 31 Dec. (Eastern ed.) 13/1 Despite the surprising success of the re-up efforts, the problem of getting qualified replacements for the still critical ‘hardcore’ skills remains. 1970 Times 28 May 7/7 The person they are likely to meet is the recruiting officer with his ‘re-up’ quota to fill. 1985 J. Kinney & A. Caso Young Rocky x. 143 On leaving Lt. Snow, Rocky ran into Lenny Ziolinski, who was next in line for the re-up talk. 1996 L. Westwood Broken Sword iii. 34 A few weeks later I re-enlisted for reassignment to California, and with my re-up bonus I bought my first car. 2006 R. S. Rush Enlisted Soldier's Guide ix. 99 What are your ‘re-up’ options? Do you want to reenlist? Derivatives re-ˈupping n. the action or practice of re-enlisting; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1958 Air Force Times (U.S.) 2 Aug. (Eastern ed.) 1/4 (heading) Re-upping quickly pays off. 2008 E. B. Heilman Interruption that lasted Lifetime vii. 192 I hadn't told my parents of my re-upping or of my furlough. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1906 |
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