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Meaning of ups

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ups

Pronunciation:/ʌps/

noun

Definitions

  1. The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

    Example: Up is a good way to go.

  2. A positive thing.

    Example: I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.

  3. An upstairs room of a two story house.

    Example: She lives in a two-up two-down.

verb

Definitions

  1. To increase or raise.

    Example: If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.

    Synonyms:turn up
  2. To promote.

    Example: It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.

  3. (usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.

    Example: He just upped and quit.

  4. To ascend; to climb up.