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Definition of 'up'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) up
to, toward, or in a more elevated position.

2.  up
to or in an erect position:
to stand up.

3.  up
out of bed:
to get up.

4.  up
above the horizon:
The moon came up.

5.  up
to or at any point that is considered higher.

6.  up
to or at a source, origin, center, or the like.

7.  up
to or at a higher point or degree, as of rank, size, value, or intensity:
Prices went up. Speak up!

8.  up
to or at a point of equal advance, extent, etc.:
to catch up in a race.

9.  up
in continuing contact, esp. as reflecting continuing awareness or knowledge:
to keep up with the news.

10.  up
into or in activity, operation, etc.:
to set up shop.

11.  up
into a state of emotional agitation:
Don't get all worked up.

12.  up
into existence, view, prominence, or consideration:
The lost papers turned up.

13.  up
into or in a place of safekeeping, storage, etc.:
to put up preserves.

14.  up
into or in a state of union, contraction, etc.:
to add up a column of figures.

15.  up
to the final point; to an end; entirely:
to be used up.

16.  up
to a halt:
The car pulled up.

17.  up
(used with a verb for additional emphasis):
Wake your brother up.

18.  up
at bat in baseball.

19.  up
ahead; in a leading position in a competition.

20.  up
each; apiece:
The score was 20 up.

21.  up
Informal. without ice; straight up.

22.  up
Naut. toward the wind:
Put the helm up.

23. (prep.) up
to, toward, or at a higher place on or in:
to go up the stairs.

24.  up
to, toward, or at a higher station, condition, or rank on or in:
being well up the social ladder.

25.  up
at or to a farther point or higher place on or in:
The store is up the street.

26.  up
toward the source, origin, etc., of:
to float up a stream.

27.  up
toward or in the interior of (a region, etc.).

28.  up
in a direction contrary to that of:
to row up the current.

29. (adj.) up
moving in or related to a direction that is up or is regarded as up:
the up elevator.

30.  up
informed; familiar; aware (usu. fol. by on or in):
I'm not up on current events.

31.  up
concluded; ended:
Your time is up.

32.  up
going on or happening:
What's up over there?

33.  up
having a high position or station:
to be up in society.

34.  up
in an erect, vertical, or raised position:
The tent is up.

35.  up
above the ground:
The corn is up.

36.  up
(of heavenly bodies) risen above the horizon.

37.  up
awake or out of bed.

38.  up
mounted on horseback.

39.  up
(of water in natural bodies) high with relation to the banks or shore.

40.  up
built; constructed.

41.  up
facing upward.

42.  up
in a state of agitation.

43.  up
cheerful or optimistic; exuberant; upbeat.

44.  up
afoot or amiss:
Her nervous manner told me that something was up.

45.  up
higher than formerly in amount, degree, etc.:
The price of meat is up.

46.  up
in a state of enthusiastic or confident readiness (usu. fol. by for).

47.  up
being or due to be prosecuted:
to be up for fraud.

48.  up
in operation or ready for use; working:
The theater's lights are up.

49.  up
ahead of an opponent in a competition:
He's two sets up.

50.  up
considered or under consideration:
a candidate up for reelection.

51.  up
wagered; bet.

52.  up
living or located inland or on elevated ground:
They live two miles up from the coast.

53. (n.) up
an upward movement; ascent.

54.  up
a time of good fortune, prosperity, etc.:
the ups and downs in a career.

55.  up
Informal. a feeling or state of happiness or exuberance.

56.  up
Slang.

57.  up
an upward slope; elevation.

58.  up
an upward course or rise, as in price or value.

59. (v.t.) up
to put or take up.

60.  up
to make larger; step up:
to up output.

61.  up
to raise; go better than (a preceding wager).

62. (v.i.) up
Informal. to start up; begin something abruptly (usu. fol. by and and another verb):
Then he upped and ran away from home.

63.  up
(often used imperatively or hortatively) to stand or rise up:
Up, men, and fight!

64.  up
on the up and up, worth believing; honest; trustworthy.

65.  up
up against, confronted with; faced with.

66.  up
up and around or about, recovered from an illness; able to leave one's bed.

67.  up
up and doing, busily engaged in activities.

68.  up
Informal. freely available to whoever can acquire it first.

69.  up
up to,

70.  up
as far as:
I am up to the eighth lesson.

71.  up
in fulfillment of:
I couldn't live up to their expectations.

72.  up
as many as; to the limit of:
up to five persons.

73.  up
capable of; equal to:
Is he up to the job?

74.  up
incumbent upon:
It's up to you to tell her.

75.  up
engaged in; doing:
What have you been up to lately?

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME up(pe) (adv.), OE up(p) to a higher position, c. OFris up, ON upp; akin to OHG ūf, Go iup)

Definition of 'up'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) up
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
"the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

2. (adj) astir(p), up(p)
out of bed
"are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

3. (adj) improving, up
getting higher or more vigorous
"its an up market"; "an improving economy"

4. (adj) up(a), upward(a)
extending or moving toward a higher place
"the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

5. (adj) up(p)
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
"he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"

6. (adj) up
open
"the windows are up"

7. (adj) up(p)
(used of computers) operating properly
"how soon will the computers be up?"

8. (verb) up(p)
used up
"time is up"

9. (adverb) up
raise
"up the ante"

10. (adverb) up, upwards, upward, upwardly
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
"look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"

11. (adverb) up
to a higher intensity
"he turned up the volume"

12. (adverb) up
nearer to the speaker
"he walked up and grabbed my lapels"

13. (adverb) up
to a more central or a more northerly place
"was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"

14. (adverb) up, upwards, upward
to a later time
"they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

Definition of 'up'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) up
≠ down
Look up there.; The bird flew up into the tree.; Fans were jumping up and down.

2.  up
≠ down
Prices are going up.; Turn the air conditioner up.

3.  up
to the place where sb or sth is
He came up to me and asked me to dance.; A car drove up and parked.

4.  up
in or toward the north
We're driving up to see my family.

5.  up
≠ asleep
Are you up?; Get up - it's late.

6.  up
into smaller pieces
The satellite broke up in orbit.

7.  up
(of sth unusual or bad) happening
What's up with her?; I knew when I saw them whispering that something was up.

8.  up
What's up!
used to greet sb informally; = what's new?
Hey man, what's up!

9.  up
in an upright position
We were standing up the whole time.

10.  up
indicates sth is done completely
We ate the rest of the pizza up.; Did you lock up?; The water froze up over night.

11.  up
in or into one place or group
She picked the pieces up off the floor.

12.  up
at an end; = over
You're time is up.; When the month was up, I felt I had learned a lot.

13.  up
up in the air
not yet decided
The plans for this weekend are still up in the air.

14.  up
up to sb
used to say sb should make a particular decision
"What should I build it from?" "That's up to you."

15.  up
up to sth
doing sth secret, often sth bad
What are you two up to?

16.  up
not more, farther, etc. than
The car seats up to seven people.; They'll pay for up to half your expenses.; Stop when you get up to page 6.

17.  up
physically or mentally well enough to do sth
I'm not sure I'm up to meeting a lot of new people.

18.  up
as good as
The director's latest movie is not up to his usual standard.

19.  up
up and down
first one way, then the opposite way
He was walking up and down in front of the door.

20.  up
sometimes good and sometimes bad
an up and down year in our relationship

21.  up
up for sth
interested and ready to do sth
Is anybody up for a game of basketball.

22.  up
being considered for a particular action
I'm up for promotion next year.; The building is up for sale.

23. (preposition) up
≠ down
She climbed up the ladder.; a little way up the hill

24.  up
farther along a road
the family who lives up the street

25.  up
≠ down
We paddled up the river.

26.  up
up and down
first in one direction and then another
The car drove slowly up and down the street.

27. (adjective) up
≠ down
Is the network back up?; The plant will be up and running by next month.

28.  up
≠ down
the up arrow; the up escalator

29. (noun) up
ups and downs
a mixture of good experiences and bad experiences
the ups and downs of a marriage

30. (verb) up
to raise an amount
Then he decided to up the price to $200.

31.  up
up and ...
indicates sb does sth unexpected and annoying
She said she'd help, but then she up and left.

Definition of 'up'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) up
inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train

2. (adverb) up
aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down

3. (adverb) up
from a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied

4. (adverb) up
in a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up

5. (adverb) up
to or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; -- usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements

6. (adverb) up
to or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent

7. (adverb) up
aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons

8. (noun) up
the state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs

9.  up
from a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of

10.  up
from the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson

11.  up
upon

Definitions of 'up'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. up
1. Working, in order. “The down escalator is up.” Oppose down.

2. bring up: vt. To create a working version and start it. “They brought up a down system.”

3. come up vi. To become ready for production use.

Translation of 'up'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to, or at, a higher or better position Is the elevator going up?; The office is up on the top floor; She looked up at him; The price of coffee is up again.
Afrikaans: op, hoër	Arabic: فَوق، إلى أعلى	Bulgarian: нагоре
Brazilian: para cima	Czech: vzhůru, nahoře, výše	German: (nach)oben, hoch
Danish: op	Greek: πάνω, προς τα πάνω	Spanish: arriba
Estonian: üles, üleval	Farsi: بالا	Finnish: ylös
French: en/au/vers le haut	Hebrew: לְמַעלָה	Hindi: ऊपर की ओर
Croatian: gore, više	Hungarian: felfelé; fenn	Indonesian: ke atas
Icelandic: upp, uppi; uppá við	Italian: su; alto	Japanese: 上へ
Korean: (낮은 곳에서) 위로	Lithuanian: aukštyn; aukštas	Latvian: augšup; uz augšu
Malay: ke atas; naik	Dutch: boven, naar boven	Norwegian: opp(e)
Polish: w górę, u góry	Portuguese: para cima	Romanian: la, sus,în sus
Russian: вверх; наверх	Slovak: hore	Slovenian: gor
Serbian: gore	Swedish: upp, uppe, uppåt	Thai: ขึ้น
Turkish: yukarı, yukarıda, yukarıy	Taiwanese: 往上	Ukrainian: вгору, вище
Urdu: پر، اوپر	Vietnamese: ở trên, lên trên	Chinese: 向上
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