adv.
- towards a higher place or position.
▸to or at a place perceived as higher:
a walk up to the shops.
▸(of the sun) visible in the sky.
▸towards the north.
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(often up and about)
out of bed.
- to the place where someone is.
- Brit. towards or in the capital or a major city.
▸at or to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge.
- at or to a higher level or value.
▸winning by a specified margin.
- into the desired or a proper condition.
▸so as to be finished or closed.
- into a happy mood.
- in a publicly visible place.
- (of sailing) against the current or the wind.
▸(of a ship's helm) moved round to windward.
- Baseball at bat.
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(up with ——)
expressing support for a person or thing.
prep.
- from a lower to a higher point of.
- from one end to another of (a street or other area).
- informal at or to (a place).
adj.
- directed or moving towards a higher place or position.
▸denoting trains travelling towards the main terminus.
- (of the road) being repaired.
- cheerful.
- (of a computer system) working properly.
- at an end.
- (of a jockey) in the saddle.
- Physics denoting a flavour of quark having a charge of +²⁄₃.
n.
informal a period of good fortune.
v.
(ups, upping, upped)
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(up and do something)
informal do something abruptly or boldly.
- increase (a level or amount).
- lift up.
Phrase
Etymology
OE up(p), uppe, of Gmc origin.