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Meaning
Adv
●
Away from the
surface
of the Earth or other
planet
; in
opposite
direction
to the
downward
pull
of gravity.
●
To or at a
physically
higher or more
elevated
position.
●
To a higher level of some
quantity
or
notional
quantity
, such as price,
volume
,
pitch
,
happiness
, etc.
●
To or in a
position
of
equal
advance
or
equality
; not
short of
, back of, less
advance
d than,
away
from, etc.; usually
followed by
to or with.
●
Used as an
aspect
marker
to
indicate
a
completed
action
or state;
thoroughly
, completely.
●
To or from
one's
possession
or consideration.
●
To the
north
(as
north
is at the
top
of
typical
maps).
●
Towards or at a
central
place, or any place that is
visualised
as 'up'
by virtue of
local
features
or local
convention
, or
arbitrarily
,
irrespective of
direction
or
elevation
change.
●
In Rail transportation:
Towards the
principal
terminus
, towards
milepost
zero.
●
Aside or
away
,
so as
no longer
to be present or in use.
●
In Sailing:
Against the
wind
or current.
●
In Directions:
In
a positive
vertical
direction.
●
In Cricket:
Relatively
close to
the batsman.
●
In American English:
Without
additional
ice.
●
In British English:
To
university
, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.
Prep
●
Toward the
top
of.
●
Toward the
center
,
source
, or main
point of reference
; toward
the end
at which something is attached.
●
From
south
to
north
of.
●
Further along (in any direction).
●
From the
mouth
towards the
source
of (a
river
or waterway).
⚠️
Of a
man
:
having sex
with.
●
At (a
given place
, especially one
imagined
to be higher or more
distant
from a
central
location).
Adj
●
Facing upwards.
●
On or at a
physically
higher level.
●
Headed or
designated
to go
upward (as an
escalator
,
stairway
,
elevator
etc.) or toward (as a run-up).
●
Fitted or
fixed
at a high or
relatively
high
position
, especially on a
wall
or ceiling.
●
Available to
view
or use; made public; posted.
●
Aloft.
●
Raised; lifted.
●
Built, constructed.
●
Standing; upright.
●
Risen up,
rebelling
, in revolt.
●
Awake and
out of
bed.
●
Riding the
horse
; mounted.
●
Above the
horizon
, in the sky.
●
Larger;
greater
in quantity
,
volume
, value etc.
●
Indicating a
larger
or higher quantity.
●
Ahead;
leading
; winning.
●
Finished, to an end
●
In a good mood.
●
Willing; ready.
●
Next in a sequence.
●
Happening; new; of
concern
. See also
what's up
,
what's up
with.
●
In Poker:
Said of the higher-ranking
pair
in a two
pair
.
●
Well-informed; current.
●
In Computing:
Functional; working.
●
Traveling towards
a major
terminus.
●
In American English:
Chilled and
served
without ice.
●
Erect.
●
In British English:
At
university
(especially Oxford or Cambridge).
●
well-known; renowned
Noun
●
In Directions:
The
direction
opposed
to the
pull
of gravity.
●
A positive
thing
, or a time or
situation
when
thing
s are going well.
●
In Particle physics:
An up quark.
●
An
upstairs
room
of a two
story
house.
●
Initialism of
unqualified
prospect.
●
Initialism of
university
press.
Verb
●
To
physically
raise
or lift.
●
To increase the level or amount of.
●
To promote.
●
To
rise
to a
standing
position
; hence,
by extension
, to
act
suddenly
;
see also
up and.
●
To
ascend
; to
climb
up.
●
In Computing:
To upload.
Name
●
Initialism of Upper Peninsula.
●
Initialism of United Presbyterian.
●
Initialism of Uttar Pradesh.
●
Initialism of Unified Process.
●
Initialism of University of the Philippines.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
up
English
upp
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Upward
Increase
Augment
Upwards
Alley Oop
Antonyms
Down
Downwards
Downward
Below
Decrease
On The Rocks
Related
Back
Down
Away
Close
Off
Over
Open
Outs
Higher
Downs
High
Ready
Online
Line
Closer
Bar
Near
Ins
Together
Rising
Show
Through
Talk
Move
Available
Nice
Equal
Perfect
Best
Rise
Running
Offs
Fine
Raise
End
Boost
Elevate
Climb
Enhance
Expand
Ahead
Right
Extend
Soaring
Push
Sheet
Bolster
Home
Good
Mid
Onward
Shift
Stronger
Season
Adjust
Out Of
More
Rhymes
Up
Nup
Sup
Tup
Yup
Dup
Cup
Gup
Pup
Shup
'Sup
Scup
Syrup
Shmup
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