Verb | 1. | up - raise; "up the ante" |
Adj. | 1. | up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "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" Antonyms: down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
2. | up - getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" Synonyms: improving | |
3. | up - extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" Synonyms: upward | |
4. | up - (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" | |
5. | up - open; "the windows are up" | |
6. | up - (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" | |
7. | up - used up; "time is up" | |
8. | up - out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" Synonyms: astir | |
Adv. | 1. | up - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" Antonyms: down, downward, downwardly, downwards - spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" |
2. | up - to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" Antonyms: down - to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black" | |
3. | up - nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels" | |
4. | up - to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" Antonyms: down - away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida" | |
5. | up - to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" |
(jargon) | up - Working, in order. E.g. "The down escalator is up." Opposite: down. |