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UP AND DOWN
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moving backward and forward along a given course
Example:
all up and down the Eastern seaboard
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Sense 2
Meaning:
Alternately upward and downward
Example:
he eyed him up and down
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Context examples:
Finally he sprang from his chair with a cry of satisfaction, and walked up and down the room rubbing his hands together.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My friend rose now and paced up and down the room, his hands in his pockets, and an expression of the most profound gravity upon his face.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The poor horse was very melancholy, and wandered up and down in the wood, seeking some little shelter from the cold wind and rain.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
He walked up and down, batting his head savagely with his fists, but he could not conquer the numbness of sleep.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
A moisture came into his eyes, and, as the whipping continued, he arose and walked irresolutely up and down.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
He seemed scarcely to hear her, and was walking up and down the room in earnest meditation, his brow contracted, his air gloomy.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The word went up and down the valley, and men saw to it that their dogs did not molest the Fighting Wolf.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
How Beth laughed when she saw it, how Laurie ran up and down to bring in the gifts, and what ridiculous speeches Jo made as she presented them.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
His face was deadly pale, and his hand shook until the shadows flickered up and down the wall.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And now I thought: till now I had only heard, seen, moved—followed up and down where I was led or dragged—watched event rush on event, disclosure open beyond disclosure: but now, I thought.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
