up -- (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")
astir, up -- (out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning")
improving, up -- (getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy")
up, upward -- (extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish")
up -- ((usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game")
up -- (open; "the windows are up")
up -- ((used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?")
up -- (used up; "time is up")
Overview of adv up
The adv up has 5 senses
up, upwards, upward, upwardly -- (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")
up -- (to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume")
up -- (nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels")
up -- (to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation")
up, upwards, upward -- (to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward")
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