Definition of UP

up

Plural: ups

Verb

Verb Forms: upped, upping, ups

  • To raise, increase, or move something to a higher position.
  • raise
    • "up the ante"
  • 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.
  • To upload.

Adjective

  • 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"

Adjective Satellite

  • out of bed
    • "up by seven each morning"
  • getting higher or more vigorous
    • "its an up market"
  • extending or moving toward a higher place
    • "the up staircase"
    • "a general upward movement of fish"
  • (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
    • "he was up on his homework"
    • "had to be up for the game"
  • open
    • "the windows are up"
  • (used of computers) operating properly
    • "how soon will the computers be up?"
  • used up
    • "time is up"

Adverb

  • 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"
  • to a higher intensity
    • "he turned up the volume"
  • nearer to the speaker
    • "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
  • to a more central or a more northerly place
    • "was transferred up to headquarters"
    • "up to Canada for a vacation"
  • to a later time
    • "they moved the meeting date up"
    • "from childhood upward"

Adv

  • Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
  • Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
  • Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
  • To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
  • Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
  • To an upright or erect position.
  • Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
  • To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • To or towards what is considered the top of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically higher.
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • To the north (as north is at the top of typical maps).
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • 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.
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • Against the wind or current.
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • Towards the source of a river, against the direction of flow.
  • Indicating movement in any other direction visualised as "up".
  • In a positive vertical direction.
  • To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced 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 one's possession or consideration.
  • From one's possession or consideration.
  • Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use.
  • Relatively close to the batsman.
  • Without additional ice.

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 person: 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.
  • Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
  • Well-informed; current.
  • Functional; working.
  • Traveling towards a major terminus.
  • Chilled and served without ice.
  • Erect.
  • At university (especially Oxford or Cambridge).
  • well-known; renowned

Noun

  • The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
  • A positive thing, or a time or situation when things are going well.
  • An up quark.
  • An upstairs room of a two story house.

Examples

  • 100 new apps and games have just been upped.
  • A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
  • A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
  • All day we climbed up and up.
  • All the notices are up now.
  • Are the new buildings up yet?
  • As I lay on my back, a pain shot up from my toes to my chest.
  • As usual, they've upped the prices for Valentine's Day.
  • Can you sum up your research?
  • Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
  • Don't go into the living room just now – I've got the carpet up.
  • Drink up. The pub is closing.
  • Go back up to the top of the page.
  • Go up the street until you see the sign.
  • Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
  • He decided to UP the ante by playing a seven-letter word on a triple-word score.
  • He just upped and quit.
  • He led an expedition up the Amazon.
  • He lives up by the railway station.
  • He lives up in the hills.
  • He really messed up.
  • He upped and punched that guy.
  • Her contract is up next month, so it's time to negotiate another one.
  • Her eyes scanned up and down the page.
  • I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
  • I felt something crawling up my arm.
  • I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
  • I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
  • I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
  • I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
  • I picked up some milk on the way home.
  • I was up to my chin in water.
  • I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
  • I'll see you later up the snooker club.
  • I'm going to be walking quickly, but try to keep up with me.
  • I'm going up to the other end of town.
  • I've been on an up all this week.
  • If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.
  • If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
  • Instead of apologising, he offered up excuse after excuse.
  • Is the server back up?
  • Is your new video up yet? I looked on the website, but I couldn't find it.
  • It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
  • It'll get warmer once the sun's up.
  • I’m feeling up today.
  • I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
  • Lift the carpet up and look underneath.
  • Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
  • My temperature is up this morning.
  • Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
  • Please type up our monthly report.
  • Sales are up compared to last quarter.
  • She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
  • She lives in a two-up two-down.
  • She was sitting there quietly, then all of a sudden she upped and left.
  • She's going up to read Classics this September.
  • Shoots grow up and roots grow down.
  • sit up; stand up; get up out of bed
  • Smith is up to bat.
  • Tear up the contract.
  • The audience were up and on their feet.
  • The barometer is up, so fine weather should be on the way.
  • The bowler pitched the ball up.
  • The castle drawbridge was up.
  • The cat climbed up the tree.
  • The Christmas decorations are up.
  • The committee will take up your request.
  • The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.
  • The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
  • The information made its way up the chain of command to the general.
  • The kite is up!
  • The London train is on the up line.
  • The meteor burned up in the atmosphere.
  • There are many ups to caravanning, but also many downs.
  • They walk up the steps.
  • Time is up!
  • Turn it up, I can barely hear it.
  • Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is up.
  • Up is a good way to go.
  • We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.
  • We started in London and rowed all the way up to Oxford.
  • We travelled from Yorkshire up to London.
  • We upped anchor and sailed away.
  • What is up with that project at headquarters?
  • What's up, bro?
  • When I saw his face, I knew something was up.
  • Where is the up escalator?
  • Would you like that drink up or on ice?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp, see more there.

Synonyms

astir, improving, upward, upwardly, upwards, alley oop

Scrabble Score: 4

up: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
up: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
up: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

up: valid Words With Friends Word