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/ap/

Phonetics

/ap/

/ʌp/

noun

The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Example: Up is a good way to go.
A positive thing.
Example: I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
An upstairs room of a two story house.
Example: She lives in a two-up two-down.

verb

To increase or raise.
Example: If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.
To promote.
Example: It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
(usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.
Example: He just upped and quit.
To ascend; to climb up.
To upload.
Example: 100 new apps and games have just been upped.

adjective

Facing upwards.
Example: Put the notebook face up on the table.
On or at a physically higher level.
Example: The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.
Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
Example: Where is the up escalator?
Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
Example: The Christmas decorations are up.
Aloft.
Example: The kite is up!
Raised; lifted.
Example: Don't go into the living room just now – I've got the carpet up.
Built, constructed.
Example: Are the new buildings up yet?
Standing.
Example: The audience were up and on their feet.
Awake and out of bed.
Example: I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
Riding the horse; mounted.
(of the sun or moon) Above the horizon, in the sky.
Example: It'll get warmer once the sun's up.
Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.
Example: My temperature is up this morning.
Indicating a larger or higher quantity.
Example: The barometer is up, so fine weather should be on the way.
Ahead; leading; winning.
Example: The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
Available; made public; posted.
Example: Is your new video up yet? I looked on the website, but I couldn't find it.
Finished, to an end
Example: Her contract is up next month, so it's time to negotiate another one.
In a good mood.
Example: I’m feeling up today.
(usually in the phrase up for) Willing; ready.
Example: If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
Next in a sequence.
Example: Smith is up to bat.
(not used attributively) Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up with.
Example: What is up with that project at headquarters?
(postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
Example: AAKK = aces up
Well-informed; current.
Example: I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
Functional; working.
Example: Is the server back up?
(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
Example: The London train is on the up line.
(bartending) Chilled and served without ice.
Example: A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
Erect.
(graffiti) well-known; renowned

adverb

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
Example: I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
Example: All day we climbed up and up.
To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Example: Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
Example: A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.
Example: Can you sum up your research?
To or from one's possession or consideration.
Example: I picked up some milk on the way home.
North.
Example: I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
Example: He lives up by the railway station.
Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
Aside, so as not to be in use.
Example: to lay up riches; put up your weapons
Against the wind or current.
(Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
Relatively close to the batsman.
Example: The bowler pitched the ball up.
(bartending) Without additional ice.
Example: Would you like that drink up or on ice?
(academia) To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.
Example: She's going up to read Classics this September.

preposition

Toward the top of.
Example: The cat climbed up the tree.
Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
Example: I felt something crawling up my arm.
From south to north of.
Example: We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.
Further along (in any direction).
Example: Go up the street until you see the sign.
From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).
Example: He led an expedition up the Amazon.
Of a man: having sex with.
Example: Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).
Example: I'll see you later up the snooker club.