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 mate with a female animal to produce young
To mate with a female for breeding
To come together to mate and have young
To have sex with another person or animal
To mate with a female animal
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.