Up Definition
ŭp
upped, upping, ups
adverb
From a lower to a higher place; away from or out of the ground.
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In or on a higher position or level; off the ground, or from a position below to one at the surface of the earth or water.
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In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center.
Up from the lunar surface.
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In a direction or place thought of as higher or above.
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Above a surface.
Coming up for air.
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adjective
Tending or directed toward a position that is higher or is regarded as being higher.
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In a higher position, condition, or station.
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Mounted on a horse or horses.
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Above the ground.
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Facing upward.
Two cards up, one down; the up side of a tossed coin.
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preposition
To, toward, or at a higher place on or in.
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To, toward, or at a higher condition or station on or in.
Up the social ladder.
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At, along, or toward the higher or more distant part of.
Up the road.
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Toward the source of, or against the current, flow, or movement of (a river, the wind, etc.)
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Against.
Up the wind.
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noun
ups
An upward slope; a rise.
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A person or thing that is up, moves upward, etc.
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An upward movement or trend.
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An amphetamine or other stimulant drug; upper.
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A feeling of excitement or euphoria.
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verb
upped, upping
To put up, lift up, or take up.
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To increase.
Upped their fees; upping our output.
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To bring to a higher level or cause to rise.
To up prices.
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To get up; rise.
He up and left.
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To raise (a preceding bet or an ante)
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prefix
Up; upward.
Upheave.
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Upper.
Upland.
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affix
Up.
Upbraid, upbringing.
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idiom
on the up-and-up
- Open and honest.
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up against
- Confronted with; facing:
up against a strong opponent.
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up to
- Occupied with, especially devising or scheming:
a prowler up to no good.
- Able to do or deal with:
didn't feel up to a long drive.
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it's all up with
- there is no further hope for; the end is near for
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on the up and up
- open and aboveboard; honest
- rising or improving steadily; prospering
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Up
- on the up-and-up
- up against
- up to
- it's all up with
- on the up and up
- up against
- up against it
- up and around
- up and doing
- up for
- up on
- ups and downs
- up to
- up to one's ears
- up with!
Origin of Up
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Middle English up upward uppe on high both from Old English ūp upo in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English ūp-, upp- upo in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old English upp, from Proto-Germanic *up-.
From Wiktionary
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ME < OE, identical with up, up
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
