Up Word Meaning

Word: Up
Speech Type: Adverb
Etymology:

Old English up(p), uppe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch op and German auf

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ʌp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

towards a higher place or position

Short Definition:

towards higher place or position

Examples:
  • he jumped up
  • two of the men hoisted her up
  • the curtain went up
Definition:

at or to a higher level of intensity, volume, or activity

Short Definition:

at or to higher level of intensity or activity

Examples:
  • she turned the volume up
  • liven up the graphics
  • US environmental groups had been stepping up their attack on GATT
Definition:

to the place where someone is

Short Definition:

to place where someone is

Examples:
  • Dot didn't hear Mrs Parvis come creeping up behind her
Definition:

towards or in the capital or a major city

Short Definition:

towards or in capital or major city

Examples:
  • give me a ring when you're up in London
Definition:

into the desired or a proper condition

Short Definition:

into desired or proper condition

Examples:
  • the government agreed to set up a committee of inquiry
Definition:

into a happy mood

Short Definition:

into happy mood

Examples:
  • I don't think anything's going to cheer me up
Definition:

out of bed

Short Definition:

out of bed

Examples:
  • Miranda hardly ever got up for breakfast
Definition:

displayed on a noticeboard or other publicly visible site

Short Definition:

displayed on noticeboard or other publicly visible site

Examples:
  • sticking up posters to advertise concerts
Definition:

(of sailing) against the current or the wind

Short Definition:

(of sailing) against current or wind

Examples:
  • the bow of the boat was brought slowly up into the wind and held there
Definition:

at bat

Short Definition:

at bat

Examples:
  • every time up, he had a different stance
Word: Up
Speech Type: Preposition
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ʌp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

from a lower to a higher point of (something)

Short Definition:

from lower to higher point of

Examples:
  • she climbed up a flight of steps
Definition:

along or further along (a street or road)

Short Definition:

along or further along

Examples:
  • he lived up the road
  • walking up the street
Definition:

at or to (a place)

Short Definition:

at or to

Examples:
  • we're going up the Palais
Word: Up
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ʌp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

directed or moving towards a higher place or position

Short Definition:

directed or moving towards higher place or position

Examples:
  • the up escalator
Definition:

at an end

Short Definition:

at end

Examples:
  • his contract was up in three weeks
  • time's up
Definition:

(of a road) being repaired.

Short Definition:

being repaired

Definition:

(of a computer system) functioning properly

Short Definition:

(of computer system) functioning properly

Examples:
  • the system is now up
Definition:

in a cheerful mood; ebullient

Short Definition:

in cheerful mood

Examples:
  • the mood here is resolutely up
Definition:

(of a jockey) in the saddle.

Short Definition:

(of jockey) in saddle

Definition:

denoting a flavour (variety) of stable quark having relatively low mass and an electric charge of +2/3. In the Standard Model protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks.

Short Definition:

denoting flavour of quark having charge of + 2 3

Word: Up
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ʌp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a period of good fortune or positive mood

Short Definition:

period of good fortune

Examples:
  • you can't have ups all the time in football
Word: Up
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ʌp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

increase (a level or amount)

Short Definition:

increase

Examples:
  • capacity will be upped by 70 per cent next year
Definition:

lift (something) up

Short Definition:

lift something up

Examples:
  • everybody was cheering and upping their glasses
Definition:

do something unexpectedly

Short Definition:

do something unexpectedly

Examples:
  • she upped and left him

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