ups
Pronunciation:
/ʌps/noun
Definitions
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.
verb
Definitions
To increase or raise.
Example: If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.
Synonyms:turn upTo 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.