sunup

[ suhn-uhp ]

noun

1. sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.

sunup

/ ˈsʌnˌʌp /

noun

1. another name (esp US) for sunrise

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunup¹

1705–15, Americanism; sun + up, on the model of sundown

Example Sentences

Taking part while going without food and water from sunup to sundown made things harder.

From New York Times

On Telegram in July, he wrote “#WeThePeople are going to be checking on all of you and the entire election system from top to bottom, start to finish, sunup to sundown.”

From Seattle Times

Coaches joke that Moore lives in the practice facility, in before sunup and out after sundown.

From Los Angeles Times

HAZELIP: Ellie has taught me that it’s very important to be at the right place at sunup and sundown so you can get the right light for that good picture.

From New York Times

I grew up on the blacktop — where we teens and preteens pounded basketballs from sunup till the lights at the park went dark.

From Salon