Meaning of 'up' (Webster Dictionary)
- Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an
up grade; the up train.
- Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity;
toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of
down.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up
your weapons.
- The state of being up or above; a state of elevation,
prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups
and downs.
- From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a
higher situation upon; at the top of.
- 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.
- Upon.
Meaning of 'up' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- raise
Example in sentence:- he keeps bees;
- hoist a sail;
- hoist the flags;
- She keeps a few chickens in the yard;
- The dog pricked up his ears;
- up the ante
Meaning (2):
- being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
Example in sentence:- he is up by a pawn;
- he lay face up;
- the anchor is up;
- the corn is up;
- the market is up;
- the sun is up
Meaning (3):
- to a later time
Example in sentence:- from childhood upward;
- they moved the meeting date up
Meaning (4):
- to a higher intensity
Meaning (5):
- nearer to the speaker
Example in sentence:- he walked up and grabbed my lapels
Meaning (6):
- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Example in sentence:- look up!;
- prices soared upwards;
- the fragments flew upwards;
- the music surged up;
- upwardly mobile
Meaning (7):
- to a more central or a more northerly place
Example in sentence:- up to Canada for a vacation;
- was transferred up to headquarters
Meaning (8):
- extending or moving toward a higher place
Example in sentence:- a general upward movement of fish;
- the up staircase
Meaning (9):
- getting higher or more vigorous
Example in sentence:- an improving economy;
- its an up market
Meaning (10):
- out of bed
Example in sentence:- are they astir yet?;
- up by seven each morning
Meaning (11):
- (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
Example in sentence:- had to be up for the game;
- he was up on his homework
Meaning (12):
- (used of computers) operating properly
Example in sentence:- how soon will the computers be up?
Meaning (13):
- open
Meaning (14):
- used up
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