Up

Meaning

Adv

●

Away from the

of the Earth or other

; in

to the

of gravity.

●

To or at a

higher or more

position.

●

To a higher level of some

or

, such as price,

,

,

, etc.

●

To or in a

of

or

; not

, back of, less

d than,

from, etc.; usually

to or with.

●

Used as an

to

a

or state;

, completely.

●

To or from

or consideration.

●

To the

(as

is at the

of

maps).

●

Towards or at a

place, or any place that is

as 'up'

local

or local

, or

,

irrespective of

or

change.

●

In Rail transportation:

Towards the

, towards

zero.

●

Aside or

,

to be present or in use.

●

In Sailing:

Against the

or current.

●

In Directions:

In

direction.

●

In Cricket:

Relatively

the batsman.

●

In American English:

Without

ice.

●

In British English:

To

, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.

Prep

●

Toward the

of.

●

Toward the

,

, or main

point of reference

; toward

at which something is attached.

●

From

to

of.

●

Further along (in any direction).

●

From the

towards the

of (a

or waterway).

⚠️

Of a

:

with.

●

At (a

, especially one

to be higher or more

from a

location).

Adj

●

Facing upwards.

●

On or at a

higher level.

●

Headed or

upward (as an

,

,

etc.) or toward (as a run-up).

●

Fitted or

at a high or

high

, especially on a

or ceiling.

●

Available to

or use; made public; posted.

●

Aloft.

●

Raised; lifted.

●

Built, constructed.

●

Standing; upright.

●

Risen up,

, in revolt.

●

Awake and

bed.

●

Riding the

; mounted.

●

Above the

, in the sky.

●

Larger;

,

, value etc.

●

Indicating a

or higher quantity.

●

Ahead;

; winning.

●

Finished, to an end

●

In a good mood.

●

Willing; ready.

●

Next in a sequence.

●

Happening; new; of

. See also

,

with.

●

In Poker:

Said of the higher-ranking

in a two

.

●

Well-informed; current.

●

In Computing:

Functional; working.

●

Traveling towards

terminus.

●

In American English:

Chilled and

without ice.

●

Erect.

●

In British English:

At

(especially Oxford or Cambridge).

●

well-known; renowned

Noun

●

In Directions:

The

to the

of gravity.

●

A positive

, or a time or

when

s are going well.

●

In Particle physics:

An up quark.

●

An

of a two

house.

●

Initialism of

prospect.

●

Initialism of

press.

Verb

●

To

or lift.

●

To increase the level or amount of.

●

To promote.

●

To

to a

; hence,

, to

;

up and.

●

To

; to

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

Origin

up

English

upp

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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