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up - 15 definitions

- verb
1. up -- raise; "up the ante"
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2. up, ups -- to raise
synonyms: ups, upped
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- adjective
3. 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"
antonyms: down -- being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
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4. astir -- out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"
synonyms: astir
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5. improving -- getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"
synonyms: improving
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6. up -- extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
synonyms: upward
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7. up -- (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"
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8. up -- open; "the windows are up"
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9. up -- (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"
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10. up -- used up; "time is up"
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- adverb
11. up -- 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"
synonyms: upwards, upward, upwardly
antonyms: down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" , down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" , down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" , down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
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12. up -- to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"
antonyms: down -- to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
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13. up -- nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
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14. up -- to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"
antonyms: down -- away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida"
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15. up -- to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
synonyms: upwards, upward
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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down -- being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
down -- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
down -- to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
down -- away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida"

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