oup

Adverb

up (not comparable)

1. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
   • I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.

   Synonyms:

   alley oop

2. To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
   • All day we climbed up and up.
3. To an upright or erect position.
   • sit up; stand up; get up out of bed
4. (figuratively) To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
   • Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
5. To or towards what is considered the top of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically higher.
   • Go back up to the top of the page.
6. To the north (as north is at the top of typical maps).
   • I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.

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