English dictionary
up
nounPronunciation
/ap/
/ʌp/
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Definitions
noun
- The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
- A positive thing.
- An upstairs room of a two story house.
verb
- To increase or raise.
- To promote.
- (usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.
- To ascend; to climb up.
- To upload.
adjective
- Facing upwards.
- On or at a physically higher level.
- Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
- Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
- Aloft.
- Raised; lifted.
- Built, constructed.
- Standing.
- Awake and out of bed.
- Riding the horse; mounted.
- (of the sun or moon) Above the horizon, in the sky.
- Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.
- Indicating a larger or higher quantity.
- Ahead; leading; winning.
- Available; made public; posted.
- Finished, to an end
- In a good mood.
- (usually in the phrase up for) Willing; ready.
- Next in a sequence.
- (not used attributively) Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up with.
- (postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
- Well-informed; current.
- Functional; working.
- (of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
- (bartending) Chilled and served without ice.
- Erect.
- (graffiti) well-known; renowned
adverb
- 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 advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
- (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.
- To or from one's possession or consideration.
- North.
- 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.
- Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
- Aside, so as not to be in use.
- Against the wind or current.
- (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
- Relatively close to the batsman.
- (bartending) Without additional ice.
- (academia) To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.
preposition
- 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).
Example sentences
Up is a good way to go.
I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
She lives in a two-up two-down.
If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.
It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
He just upped and quit.
100 new apps and games have just been upped.
Put the notebook face up on the table.
The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.
Where is the up escalator?
The Christmas decorations are up.
The kite is up!
Don't go into the living room just now – I've got the carpet up.
Are the new buildings up yet?
The audience were up and on their feet.
I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
It'll get warmer once the sun's up.
My temperature is up this morning.
The barometer is up, so fine weather should be on the way.
The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
Is your new video up yet? I looked on the website, but I couldn't find it.
Her contract is up next month, so it's time to negotiate another one.
I’m feeling up today.
If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
Smith is up to bat.
What is up with that project at headquarters?
AAKK = aces up
I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
Is the server back up?
The London train is on the up line.
A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
All day we climbed up and up.
Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
Can you sum up your research?
I picked up some milk on the way home.
I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
He lives up by the railway station.
to lay up riches; put up your weapons
The bowler pitched the ball up.
Would you like that drink up or on ice?
She's going up to read Classics this September.
The cat climbed up the tree.
I felt something crawling up my arm.
We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.
Go up the street until you see the sign.
He led an expedition up the Amazon.
Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
I'll see you later up the snooker club.