up

Meanings

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.
• 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.
• In a positive vertical direction.
• Relatively close to the batsman.
• Without additional ice.
• To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.

Adjective

• 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.
• 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.
• Well-informed; current.
• Functional; working.
• Traveling towards a major terminus.
• Chilled and served without ice.
• Erect.
• 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.

Verb

• 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.

Related

Similar words

• alley oop

Opposite words

• down

Origin

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