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Irregular inflected forms: upped , upping
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Out of bed
Example:
up by seven each morning
Synonyms:
astir; up
Classified under:
Similar:
awake (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used up
Example:
time is up
Classified under:
Similar:
finished (ended or brought to an end)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(used of computers) operating properly
Example:
how soon will the computers be up?
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
functioning (performing or able to perform its regular function)
Domain category:
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Open
Example:
the windows are up
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Adjectives
Similar:
raised (located or moved above the surround or above the normal position)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'on' or 'for') in readiness
Example:
had to be up for the game
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
prepared (made ready or fit or suitable beforehand)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Extending or moving toward a higher place
Example:
a general upward movement of fish
Synonyms:
up; upward
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ascending (moving or going or growing upward)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Getting higher or more vigorous
Example:
an improving economy
Synonyms:
improving; up
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
rising (advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
Example:
the corn is up
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
upward (directed up)
upfield (away from the defending teams' end of the playing field)
upbound (heading in any direction that is conventionally up)
sprouted ((of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground)
risen ((of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon)
heavenward; skyward (directed toward heaven or the sky)
dormie; dormy (in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played)
aweigh ((used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom)
ahead; in the lead; leading (having the leading position or higher score in a contest)
Also:
ascending (moving or going or growing upward)
high ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high'))
Antonym:
down (being or moving lower in position or less in some value)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they up ... he / she / it ups
Past simple: upped
Past participle: upped
-ing form: upping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raise
Example:
up the ante
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "up" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Example:
upwardly mobile
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Antonym:
down (spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position)
Sense 2
Meaning:
To a later time
Example:
from childhood upward
Synonyms:
up; upward; upwards
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Sense 3
Meaning:
To a more central or a more northerly place
Example:
up to Canada for a vacation
Classified under:
Adverbs
Antonym:
down (away from a more central or a more northerly place)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Nearer to the speaker
Example:
he walked up and grabbed my lapels
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 5
Meaning:
To a higher intensity
Example:
he turned up the volume
Classified under:
Adverbs
Antonym:
down (to a lower intensity)
Context examples:
But with all that, he minded people less and seemed shut up in his own thoughts and rather wandering.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The others walked away, John Thorpe was still in view, and she gave herself up for lost.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
When I grew up, I too became a woodchopper, and after my father died I took care of my old mother as long as she lived.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
She came up to me, claimed me as an acquaintance, stared me out of countenance; and talked and laughed till I did not know which way to look.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
“What is the matter with you, my man?” said the butcher, as he helped him up.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
He picked it up, though its weight was almost too much for his feeble fingers.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
The risk goes up as you get older.
(Alzheimer's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Molecules are made up of one or more atoms.
(Molecule, NCI Dictionary)
MCI memory problems may include: • Losing things often • Forgetting to go to events and appointments • Having more trouble coming up with words than other people of the same age
(Mild Cognitive Impairment, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
If you are insulin resistant, too much sugar builds up in your blood, setting the stage for disease.
(Metabolic Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
