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adverb()to a later time
Examples:
They moved the meeting date up.
From childhood upward.
From childhood upward.
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adverb()spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Antonyms: down,
Examples:
Look up!.
The music surged up.
The fragments flew upwards.
Prices soared upwards.
Upwardly mobile.
The music surged up.
The fragments flew upwards.
Prices soared upwards.
Upwardly mobile.
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adjective()extending or moving toward a higher place
Synonyms: upward,
Examples:
The up staircase.
A general upward movement of fish.
A general upward movement of fish.
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adjective()being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
Antonyms: down,
Examples:
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.
The sun is up.
He lay face up.
He is up by a pawn.
The market is up.
The corn is up.
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adjective()open
Examples:
The windows are up.
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verb()raise
Examples:
Up the ante.
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adjective()(used of computers) operating properly
Examples:
How soon will the computers be up?.
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adjective()used up
Examples:
Time is up.
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adjective()(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
Examples:
He was up on his homework.
Had to be up for the game.
Had to be up for the game.
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()to a more central or a more northerly place
Antonyms: down,
Examples:
Was transferred up to headquarters.
Up to Canada for a vacation.
Up to Canada for a vacation.