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up > 14 senses
ADJECTIVE1upBeing or moving higher in position or greater in some value
2up, improvingGetting higher or more vigorous
3up, upwardExtending or moving toward a higher place
4up(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
5upOpen
6up(used of computers) operating properly
7upUsed up
8up, astirOut of bed
ADVERB1up, upwards, upward, upwardlySpatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
2upTo a higher intensity
3upNearer to the speaker
4upTo a more central or a more northerly place
5up, upwards, upwardTo a later time
VERB1upRaise
up > pronunciation
Soundsah'p
Rhymesarchbishop, backup, bishop, and 62 more rhymes in ahp at the HyperDic website...
up > adjective 1
MeaningBeing or moving higher in position or greater in some value. Being above a former position or level.
Examples"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"
Similarahead, in the lead, leading; aweigh; dormie, dormy; heavenward, skyward; risen; sprouted; upbound; upfield; upward
See alsohigh; ascending
Contrarydown
up > adjective 2
MeaningGetting higher or more vigorous.
Examples"its an up market"
Synonymsimproving
Similar torising
up > adjective 3
MeaningExtending or moving toward a higher place.
Examples"the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
Synonymsupward
Similar toascending
up > adjective 4
Meaning(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness.
Examples"he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"
Similar toprepared
up > adjective 5
MeaningOpen.
Examples"the windows are up"
Similar toraised
up > adjective 6
Meaning(used of computers) operating properly.
Examples"how soon will the computers be up?"
Categorycomputer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
Similar tofunctioning
up > adjective 7
MeaningUsed up.
Examples"time is up"
Similar tofinished
up > adjective 8
MeaningOut of bed.
Examples"up by seven each morning"
Synonymsastir
Similar toawake
up > adverb 1
MeaningSpatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.
Examples"look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
Synonymsupwards, upward, upwardly
Contrarydown, downwards, downward, downwardly
up > adverb 2
MeaningTo a higher intensity.
Examples"he turned up the volume"
Contrarydown
up > adverb 3
MeaningNearer to the speaker.
Examples"he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
up > adverb 4
MeaningTo a more central or a more northerly place.
Examples"was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"
Contrarydown
up > adverb 5
MeaningTo a later time.
Examples"they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
Synonymsupwards, upward
up > verb, change
MeaningRaise.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"up the ante"
Broaderincrease

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