Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US, countable, uncountable)The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

  2. (US, countable, uncountable)The change in color of the sky at sunup.

More definitions
  • the first light of day

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom headed home just before sunup.

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  2. Tom began driving home just before sunup.

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  3. Tom left for Boston just before sunup.

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  4. Tom worked from sunup to sundown.

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