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up-and-down

up-and-down is the alternative form of up and down.

Meaning of up and down

Adjective

up and down (not comparable)

  1. Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut.
  2. (figuratively) Plain; downright.
    • an up and down honest man
  3. (Philippines) Of a building, having two stories.

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Phrases with up-and-down

Questions about up-and-down

What is up-and-down the alternative form of?
Up-and-down is the alternative form of up and down.

Words near up-and-down in the dictionary

  1. up-
  2. up-and-comer
  3. up-and-comers
  4. up-and-coming
  5. up-and-comingness
  6. up-and-down
  7. up-and-down straight draw
  8. up-and-down straight draws
  9. up-and-downness
  10. up-and-under
  11. up-and-unders

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