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UK
/ˈʌp/
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[ US /ˈəp/ ]
[ US /ˈəp/ ]
ADVERB
-
to a later time
they moved the meeting date up
from childhood upward -
to a more central or a more northerly place
was transferred up to headquarters
up to Canada for a vacation -
to a higher intensity
he turned up the volume -
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
upwardly mobile
upwardly mobile
look up!
prices soared upwards
the fragments flew upwards
the music surged up -
nearer to the speaker
he walked up and grabbed my lapels
ADJECTIVE
-
getting higher or more vigorous
an improving economy
its an up market -
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
he was up on his homework
had to be up for the game -
out of bed
are they astir yet?
up by seven each morning -
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
the sun is up
he is up by a pawn
the anchor is up
he lay face up
the market is up
the corn is up -
open
the windows are up -
extending or moving toward a higher place
a general upward movement of fish
the up staircase -
(used of computers) operating properly
how soon will the computers be up? -
used up
time is up
VERB
-
raise
up the ante
How To Use up In A Sentence
- These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
- He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
- Jeff, clad in board trunks and a T-shirt, leans back in his chair with the lappie on his, uhhh, lap, and his bare feet up on the desk. Savages
- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
- WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.
- Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others continued working.
- The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
- Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- Before Malfurion could ask who she meant, Tyrande brought the glaive up in a salute and murmured something in the hidden tongue of the Sisterhood. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
