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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
re-up

"to re-enlist," 1906, U.S. armed forces slang, from re- "back, again" + up (v.) "enlist." Related: Re-upped; re-upping.

Wiktionary
re-up

vb. 1 (context US military English) To reenlist; to renegotiate a contract 2 (context slang English) To refill one's drug stash

Wikipedia
Re-up

Re-Up may refer to:

  • Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, a hip hop compilation album
  • Re-Up Gang, a hip hop group
  • Re-Up Records, a hip hop record label

Usage examples of "re-up".

So I re-upped, and things got so bad between Billie and me that I volunteered for another tour.

So he re-upped and put in for the warrant officer candidate helicopter pilot program.

A pillhead, a heroin user, but a soldier who had re-upped to stay in Vietnam.

Ingrid must have freed herself, for a half second later, Judge was back, re-upping his pursuit with a new vigor.

There were precious lost moments, re-upping target lists, and then the first of the amissiles scored.

When I inquired, I was matter-of-factly informed by the New York GM that he was the boss's coke dealer, kept around so that the boss and upper management could conveniently re-up if their little screwtop bottles ran empty.