Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 hep /(hĕp)/ · IPA /hɛp/ n. a. interj. 01 n. See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose. 1. See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose. See: Hip 02 a. Same as Hip, a., but older and now less frequently used. 1. Same as Hip, a., but older and now less frequently used. See: Hip 03 interj. A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during marching; used identically to hut and hup. 1. A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during marching; used identically to hut and hup. Also: hut, hup