up meaning and definition

UP verb

Definition of up (verb)

1. raise
   • "up the ante"

UP adjective

Definition of up (adjective)

1. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
   • "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"
   • antonym: down
2. out of bed
   • "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"
   • synonyms: astir
3. getting higher or more vigorous
   • "its an up market"; "an improving economy"
   • synonyms: improving
4. extending or moving toward a higher place
   • "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
   • synonyms: upward
5. (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
   • "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"
6. open
   • "the windows are up"
7. (used of computers) operating properly
   • "how soon will the computers be up?"
8. used up
   • "time is up"

UP adverb

Definition of up (adverb)

1. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
   • "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
   • synonyms: upward, upwardly, upwards
   • antonym: down
2. to a higher intensity
   • "he turned up the volume"
   • antonym: down
3. nearer to the speaker
   • "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
4. to a more central or a more northerly place
   • "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"
   • antonym: down
5. to a later time
   • "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
   • synonyms: upward, upwards