单词 | to ante up |
释义 | > as lemmasto ante up to ante up 1. intransitive. To put up an ante in a card game, esp. poker. Frequently figurative: to pay out money, esp. in advance; (more generally) to provide something, come up with something.In quot. 1846 the speaker is a character who frequently uses poker metaphors exhorting people to attend a prayer meeting. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > pay [verb (intransitive)] > pay up or out to shell out1821 dub1823 stump1828 to stump up1836 tip1847 cash1854 to ante up1861 to fund up1888 pony1894 brass1898 cough1920 to pay up1941 to dig down1942 1846 J. J. Hooper Some Adventures Simon Suggs x. 129 Ante up! ante up, boys—friends I mean—don't back out! 1854 Spirit of Times 15 Apr. 98/2 Again the stranger shuffled the cards with a quiet smile. ‘Ante up!’ ‘I've nothing left!’ said the Baron hoarsely. 1861 N.Y. Tribune 10 Aug. I have had to ante up at the rate of $200. 1896 H. A. Vachell Rom. Judge Ketchum iii. viii. 267 Death..and I hev bin pardners many a time, an' when he passes the word, I'll ante up with a smile if I kin. 1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor xxi. 324 You got a right to ante up with some information. 1938 P. G. Wodehouse Summer Moonshine viii. 88 You pay as you enter. Can you ante up? 1948 V. Palmer Golconda v. 33 ‘Ante up for your union ticket..,’ went on Mahony. 1991 Athlon's Baseball '91 5/2 The owners..have to ante up if they want to keep and attract the best talent. 2009 C. Helppie Kennedy must be Killed (2010) 80 As the players anted up, Allen leaned across the table and pointed his pipe toward Mr. Hoover. 2. transitive. To put up as an ante in a card game, esp. poker. Now chiefly figurative: to pay out; to hand over, come up with. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > pay money or things [verb (transitive)] > pay up or out to pay out1438 to pay over1668 to shell down1801 pony1819 tip1829 to fork out, over, or up1831 to stump up1833 to put up1838 stump1841 pungle1851 to ante up1880 cough1894 to peg out1895 brass1898 1850 Pensacola (Florida) Gaz. 12 Oct. Steadily they played at a dime ante, and a dollar better, till the funds of the deacon were all exhausted, and he was forced to ante up tools. 1880 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 18 Dec. 2/3 His father..anteed up about three hundred dollars for oiling the feelings of the lady and the maintenance of the child. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 17/1 To Ante up is to pay, as well as to wager. 1904 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Sons o' Men vii. 98 Look here; you anti them [sc. missing sheep] up, at once. 1945 D. Wheatley Man who missed War i. 13 The income tax payer would have to ante-up quite a bit more in the pound. 2000 Time 6 Nov. 85/2 To make the program viable, states must ante up matching funds. < as lemmas |
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