up

up

up¹ [up]

adv.

[ME < OE up, uppe, akin to Ger auf, ON upp < IE * upo, up from below > SUB-, HYPO-, OVER]

1. from a lower to a higher place; away from or out of the ground

2. in or on a higher position or level; off the ground, or from a position below to one at the surface of the earth or water

3. in a direction or place thought of as higher or above

4. above the horizon

5. to a later period [from childhood up]

6. to a higher or better condition or station

7. to a higher amount, greater degree, etc. [with prices going up]

8.

a) in or into a standing or upright position

b) out of bed

9. in or into existence, action, view, evidence, consideration, etc. [to bring a matter up]

10. into an excited or troubled state [to get worked up]

11. aside; away; by [lay up grain for the winter]

12. so as to be even with in space, time, degree, etc. [keep up with the times]

13. to the point of completeness; entirely; thoroughly [eat up the pie]

14. so as to stop [to rein up a horse ]

☆ 15. Baseball to one's turn at batting; at bat

16. Naut. to windward [put up the helm]

17. Sports Games ahead of an opponent with reference to the number of points, goals, strokes, etc.

☆ 18. Informal served without ice cubes; not on the rocks: said of a cocktail

19. used with verbs:

a) to form idiomatic combinations with a meaning different from the meaning of the simple verbs [look up this word; he didn't turn up]

b) as an intensive [dress up, eat up, clean up]

c) as a virtually meaningless element added, esp. informally, to almost any verb [light up a cigarette, write up a story]

prep.

1. to, toward, or at a higher place on or in

2. to, toward, or at a higher condition or station on or in [up the social ladder]

3. at, along, or toward the higher or more distant part of [up the road]

4. toward the source of, or against the current, flow, or movement of (a river, the wind, etc.)

5. in or toward the interior of (a country, territory, etc.)

6. in or toward a more northerly part of [to cruise up the coast]

adj.

1. tending or directed toward a position that is higher or is regarded as being higher

2.

a) in a higher position, condition, or station

b) mounted on a horse or horses

3.

a) above the ground

b) above the horizon

4. advanced in amount, degree, etc. [rents are up]

5.

a) in a standing or upright position

b) out of bed

6. in an active, excited, or agitated state [her anger was up]

7. even with in space, time, degree, etc.

8. living or located in the inner or elevated part of a country, territory, etc.

9. at an end; over [time is up ]

☆ 10. at stake in gambling [to have two dollars up on a horse]

11. working properly and available for use: said esp. of a computer

12. Informal going on; happening [what's up?]

13. Informal lively; cheerful; optimistic

☆ 14. Baseball having one's turn at batting; at bat

15. Golf on the green near the hole: said of the ball

16. Sports Games ahead of an opponent with reference to the number of points, goals, strokes, etc.: As an adjective, up is usually predicative

n.

1. a person or thing that is up, moves upward, etc.; specif.,

a) an upward slope

b) an upward movement or course

c) a period or state of prosperity, good luck, etc.

☆ 2. Slang an amphetamine or other stimulant drug; upper

vi.

upped, upping

Informal to get up; rise: sometimes used colloquially in the uninflected form to emphasize another, following verb [he up and left]

vt.

Informal

1. to put up, lift up, or take up

2. to bring to a higher level or cause to rise [to up prices]

3. to raise, or bet more than (a preceding bet or bettor)

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it's all up with

there is no further hope for; the end is near for

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☆ on the up and up

Slang open and aboveboard; honest

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☆ up against

Informal face to face with; confronted with

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☆ up against it

Informal in difficulty; esp., in financial difficulty

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up and around or up and about

out of bed and resuming one's normal activities, as after an illness

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up and doing

busy; active

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up for

1. presented or considered for (an elective office, an election, sale, auction, etc.)

2. before a court on (trial) or for (some charge)

☆ 3. Informal willing to attend, take part in, etc. (an event, activity, etc.)

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up on or up in

Informal well-informed concerning

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ups and downs

good periods and bad periods

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up to

1. occupied with; doing; scheming; devising [up to no good]

2. equal to (a task, challenge, etc.); capable of (doing, undertaking, etc.)

3. as many as [up to four may play]

4. as far as [up to now, up to his hips ]

☆ 5. dependent upon; incumbent upon [entirely up to her]

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up to the ears or up to the eyes or up to the neck

very deeply: said of involvement in work, debt, trouble, etc.

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up with!

give or restore power, favor, etc. to!

up² [up]

adv.

[phonetic respelling of AP(IECE), infl. by UP¹]

Sports Games apiece; each: used to indicate a score just recently tied [the score is seven up]