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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.