to tup
- verb
- /tʌp/
- NSFW
- Farmers watch closely as their rams begin to tup with the ewes for breeding season.
Examples
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Even now, now, very now... ...an old black ram is tupping your white ewe.
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During the spring, the ram will tup with the ewes to ensure a healthy flock.
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"A ghost may not tup with a human."
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- Did we just tup?
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- You'll not tup with me?
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Then you'll tup with no one.
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You won't tup with me, huh?
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In the fields, the old ram started to tup with the nearby ewes.
Synonyms
To have sex with another person or animal
To come together to mate and have young
To mate with a female for breeding
To mate with a female animal
To mate with a female animal to produce young
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tup as a verb comes from the name of the male sheep: farmers used the same short word for what the breeding sheep does, so to tup is to 'mate' with a ewe. A helpful way to remember is to think of the tup, the ram, doing this during breeding season.