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   up

   /əp/

   adverb

   • 1. toward a higher place or position: "he jumped up"
   • ▪ upstairs: "she made her way up to bed"
   • ▪ (of the sun) visible in the sky after daybreak: "the sun was already up when they set off"
   • ▪ expressing movement toward or position in the north: "I drove up to Detroit"
   • ▪ to or at a place perceived as higher: "going for a walk up to the stores"
   • ▪ used as a command to a soldier or an animal to stand up and be ready to move or attack: "up, boys, and at 'em"
   • ▪ (of food that has been eaten) regurgitated from the stomach: "I was sick and vomited up everything"
   • 2. at or to a higher level of intensity, volume, or activity: "she turned the volume up"
   • ▪ at or to a higher price, value, or rank: "sales are up 22.8 percent at $50.2 million"
   • ▪ winning or at an advantage by a specified margin: "we came away 300 bucks up on the evening"
   • 3. to the place where someone is: "Dot didn't hear Mrs. Parvis come creeping up behind her"
   • 4. toward or in the capital or a major city: "give me a ring when you're up in London"
   • ▪ at or to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge: British "they were up at Cambridge about the same time"
   • 5. into the desired or a proper condition: "the mayor agreed to set up a committee"
   • ▪ so as to be finished or closed: "I've got a bit of paperwork to finish up"
   • 6. into a happy mood: "I don't think anything's going to cheer me up"
   • 7. out of bed: "Miranda hardly ever got up for breakfast"
   • 8. displayed on a bulletin board or other publicly visible site: "he put up posters around the city"
   • 9. (of sailing) against the current or the wind: "the bow of the boat was brought slowly up into the wind and held there"
   • ▪ (of a ship's helm) moved so that the rudder is to leeward.
   • 10. at bat: "every time up, he had a different stance"

   preposition

   • 1. from a lower to a higher point on (something); upward along: "she climbed up a flight of steps"
   • ▪ from one end to another of (a street or other area), not necessarily on an upward slope: "bicycling up Pleasant Avenue toward Maywood Avenue"
   • ▪ to a higher part of (a river or stream), away from the sea: "a cruise up the Rhine"

   adjective

   • 1. directed or moving toward a higher place or position: "the up escalator"
   • 2. at an end: "his contract was up in three weeks"
   • 3. (of a computer system or industrial process) functioning properly: "the system is now up"
   • 4. in a cheerful mood; ebullient: "the mood here is resolutely up"
   • 5. (of a jockey) in the saddle.
   • 6. denoting a flavor (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.

   noun

   • 1. a period of good fortune or positive mood: informal "you can't have ups all the time in football"

   verb

   • 1. do something abruptly or boldly: informal "she upped and left him"
   • 2. cause (a level or amount) to be increased: "capacity will be upped by 70 percent next year"
   • 3. lift (something) up: "everybody was cheering and upping their glasses"
   • ▪ raise or pick up (something): informal West Indian, US "this woman ups with a stone"

   Word Origin Old Englishup(p), uppe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch op and German auf.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGET UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GET UP definition: 1. to stand up: 2. If the wind gets up, it starts to grow stronger: 3. to wake up and get out of…. Learn more.

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   1. : to make preparations for : organize.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGET UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you are sitting or lying and then get up, you rise to a standing position. I got up and walked over to where he was. American English : get up / ɡɛt ˈʌp /

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGET UP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GET UP meaning: 1. to stand up: 2. If the wind gets up, it starts to grow stronger: 3. to wake up and get out of…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › get-upget up phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Get up is the most frequent way of saying “get into a standing position”, and this can be from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position; if you stand up, this is nearly always after sitting, especially on a chair.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishget up phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   to arrange or organize something. We're getting up a party for her birthday. See get up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Definition of get up phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGETUP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GETUP definition: the particular clothing, esp. when strange or unusual, that someone is wearing: . Learn more.