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Adjective
  1. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value;
    Being above a former position or level (synset 302499848)
    "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"
    also:
    • high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
    • ascending - moving or going or growing upward
    similar to:
    • ahead, in the lead, leading - having the leading position or higher score in a contest
    • aweigh - (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom
    • dormie, dormy - in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played
    • heavenward, skyward - directed toward heaven or the sky
    • risen - (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
    • sprouted - (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground
    • upbound - heading in any direction that is conventionally up
    • upfield - away from the defending teams' end of the playing field
    • upward - directed up
  2. Out of bed (synset 300188413)
    "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"
    similar to: awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
    same as: astir
  3. Getting higher or more vigorous (synset 302496786)
    "its an up market"; "an improving economy"
    similar to: rising - advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
    same as: improving
  4. Extending or moving toward a higher place (synset 302495166)
    "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
    similar to: ascending - moving or going or growing upward
    same as: upward
  5. (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness (synset 301850926)
    "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"
    similar to: prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
  6. Open (synset 301210818)
    "the windows are up"
    similar to: raised - located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
  7. (used of computers) operating properly (synset 301095688)
    "how soon will the computers be up?"
    referred to in: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically
    similar to: functioning - performing or able to perform its regular function
  8. Used up (synset 301007834)
    "time is up"
    similar to: finished - ended or brought to an end
Adverb
  1. Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position (synset 400096883)
    "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
    same as: upward, upwardly, upwards
  2. To a higher intensity (synset 400097561)
    "he turned up the volume"
  3. Nearer to the speaker (synset 400097471)
    "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
  4. To a more central or a more northerly place (synset 400097310)
    "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"
  5. To a later time (synset 400097186)
    "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
    same as: upward, upwards
Verb
  1. Raise (synset 200154774)
    "up the ante"
    is a type of: increase - make bigger or more

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