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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UP, adv.
1. Aloft; on high
But up or down -
2. Out of bed. He is not up.
3. Having risen from a seat.
Sir Roger was up.
4. From a state of concealment or discumbiture.
5. In a state of being built.
Up with my tent.
6. Above the horizon. The sun is up.
7. To a state of excitement. He was wrought up to a rage.
8. To a state of advance or proficiency.
- Till we have wrought ourselves up to this degree of christian indifference.
9. In a state of elevation or exaltation.
Those that were up, kept others low.
10. In a state of climbing or ascending. We went up to the city or town.
11. In a state of insurrection.
The gentle archbishop of York is up.
My soul is up in arms.
12. In a state of being increased or raised. The river is up; the flood is up.
13. In a state of approaching; as up comes a fox.
14. In order. He drew up his regiment.
15. From younger to elder years; as from his youth up.
1. Up and down, from one place to another; here and there.
2. From one state or position to another; backwards and forwards.
1. Up to, to an equal highth with; as up to the chin in water.
2. To a degree or point adequate. Live up to the principles professed.
Up with, raise; life; as, up with the fist; up with the timber.
Up is much used to modify the actions expressed by verbs. It is very often useful and necessary; very often useless.
To bear up, to sustain.
To go up, to ascend.
To lift up, to raise.
To get up, to rise from bed or a seat.
To bind up, to bind together.
To blow up, to inflate; to distend; to inflame.
To grow up, to grow to maturity.
Up stream, from the mouth towards the head of a stream; against the stream; hence up is in a direction towards the head of a stream or river; as up the country.
Up sound, in the direction from the sea; opposed to down sound, that is, in the direction of the ebb tide.
Up is used elliptically for get up, expressing a command or exhortation.
Up, let us be going. Judges 19.
UP, prep. From a lower to a higher place. Go up the hill.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: down]
2: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: astir, up]
3: getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: improving, up]
4: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: up, upward]
5: (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"
6: open; "the windows are up"
7: (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"
8: used up; "time is up" v
1: raise; "up the ante" adv
1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: up, upwards, upward, upwardly] [ant: down, downward, downwardly, downwards]
2: to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: down]
3: nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
4: to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: down]
5: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: up, upwards, upward]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation Upper Peninsula (of Michigan)

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ?p; partly from Middle English uppe on high, from Old English; both akin to Old High German ?f up and probably to Latin sub under, Greek hypo under, hyper over — more at over Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) in or into a higher position or level; especially away from the center of the earth (2) from beneath the ground or water to the surface (3) from below the horizon (4) upstream 1 (5) in or into an upright position <sit up>; especially out of bed b. upward from the ground or surface <pull up a daisy> c. so as to expose a particular surface 2. with greater intensity <speak up> 3. a. in or into a better or more advanced state b. at an end <your time is up> c. in or into a state of greater intensity or excitement d. to or at a greater speed, rate, or amount <prices went up> e. in a continual sequence ; in continuance from a point or to a point <from third grade up> <at prices of $10 and up> <up until now> 4. a. (1) into existence, evidence, prominence, or prevalence (2) into operation or practical form b. into consideration or attention <bring up for discussion> 5. into possession or custody 6. a. entirely, completely <button up your coat> b. — used as an intensifier <clean up the house> 7. in or into storage ; by <lay up supplies> 8. a. so as to arrive or approach b. in a direction conventionally the opposite of down: (1) to windward (2) northward (3) to or at the top (4) to or at the rear of a theatrical stage 9. in or into parts 10. to a stop — usually used with draw, bring, fetch, or pull 11. for each side <the score is 15 up> II. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. risen above the horizon <the sun is up> b. standing c. being out of bed d. relatively high <the river is up> <was well up in her class> e. being in a raised position ; lifted <windows are up> f. being in a state of completion ; constructed, built g. having the face upward h. mounted on a horse <a new jockey up> i. grown above a surface <the corn is up> j. (1) moving, inclining, or directed upward <the up escalator> (2) bound in a direction regarded as up 2. a. (1) marked by agitation, excitement, or activity (2) positive or upbeat in mood or demeanor b. being above a former or normal level (as of quantity or intensity) <attendance is up> <the wind is up> c. exerting enough power (as for operation) <sail when steam is up> d. ready; specifically highly prepared e. going on ; taking place <find out what is up> 3. a. risen from a lower position <men up from the ranks> b. being at the same level or point <did not feel up to par> c. (1) well informed ; abreast <up on the news> (2) being on schedule <up on his homework> d. being ahead of one's opponent 4. a. presented for or undergoing consideration <contract up for negotiation>; also charged before a court <up for robbery> b. being the one whose turn it is <you're up next> III. preposition Date: 1509 1. a. — used as a function word to indicate motion to or toward or situation at a higher point of <went up the stairs> b. up into or in the <was hid away up garret — Mark Twain> 2. a. in a direction regarded as being toward or near the upper end or part of <lives a few miles up the coast> <walked up the street> b. toward or near a point closer to the source or beginning of <sail up the river> 3. in the direction opposite to <sailed up the wind> IV. noun Date: 1536 1. one in a high or advantageous position 2. an upward slope 3. a period or state of prosperity or success 4. upper III 5. a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of +2/3 and that is one of the constituents of a nucleon V. verb (upped or in intransitive verb 2 up; upped; upping; ups or in intransitive verb 2 up) Date: 1643 intransitive verb 1. a. to rise from a lying or sitting position b. to move upward ; ascend 2. — used with and and another verb to indicate that the action of the following verb was either surprisingly or abruptly initiated <he up and quit his job> transitive verb 1. raise, lift 2. a. to advance to a higher level: (1) increase (2) promote 1a b. raise 8d, e

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in the air; what are they doing up there?). 2 to or in a place regarded as higher, esp.: a northwards (up in Scotland). b Brit. towards a major city or a university (went up to London). 3 colloq. ahead etc. as indicated (went up front). 4 a to or in an erect position or condition (stood it up). b to or in a prepared or required position (wound up the watch). c in or into a condition of efficiency, activity, or progress (stirred up trouble; the house is up for sale; the hunt is up). 5 Brit. in a stronger or winning position or condition (our team was three goals up; am £10 up on the transaction). 6 (of a computer) running and available for use. 7 to the place or time in question or where the speaker etc. is (a child came up to me; went straight up to the door; has been fine up till now). 8 at or to a higher price or value (our costs are up; shares are up). 9 a completely or effectually (burn up; eat up; tear up; use up). b more loudly or clearly (speak up). 10 in a state of completion; denoting the end of availability, supply, etc. (time is up). 11 into a compact, accumulated, or secure state (pack up; save up; tie up). 12 out of bed (are you up yet?). 13 (of the sun etc.) having risen. 14 happening, esp. unusually or unexpectedly (something is up). 15 taught or informed (is well up in French). 16 (usu. foll. by before) appearing for trial etc. (was up before the magistrate). 17 (of a road etc.) being repaired. 18 (of a jockey) in the saddle. 19 towards the source of a river. 20 inland. 21 (of the points etc. in a game): a registered on the scoreboard. b forming the total score for the time being. 22 upstairs, esp. to bed (are you going up yet?). 23 (of a theatre-curtain) raised etc. to reveal the stage. 24 (as int.) get up. 25 (of a ship's helm) with rudder to leeward. 26 in rebellion. --prep. 1 upwards along, through, or into (climbed up the ladder). 2 from the bottom to the top of. 3 along (walked up the road). 4 a at or in a higher part of (is situated up the street). b towards the source of (a river). --adj. 1 directed upwards (up stroke). 2 Brit. of travel towards a capital or centre (the up train; the up platform). 3 (of beer etc.) effervescent, frothy. --n. a spell of good fortune. --v. (upped, upping) 1 intr. colloq. start up; begin abruptly to say or do something (upped and hit him). 2 intr. (foll. by with) raise; pick up (upped with his stick). 3 tr. increase or raise, esp. abruptly (upped all their prices). Phrases and idioms: be all up with be disastrous or hopeless for (a person). on the up and up colloq. 1 Brit. steadily improving. 2 esp. US honest(ly); on the level. something is up colloq. something unusual or undesirable is afoot or happening. up against 1 close to. 2 in or into contact with. 3 colloq. confronted with (up against a problem). up against it colloq. in great difficulties. up-anchor Naut. weigh anchor. up and about (or doing) having risen from bed; active. up-and-coming colloq. (of a person) making good progress and likely to succeed. up and down 1 to and fro (along). 2 in every direction. 3 colloq. in varying health or spirits. up-and-over (of a door) opened by being raised and pushed back into a horizontal position. up draught an upward draught, esp. in a chimney. up for available for or being considered for (office etc.). up hill and down dale up and down hills on an arduous journey. up in arms see ARM(2). up-market adj. & adv. towards or relating to the dearer or more affluent sector of the market. up the pole see POLE(1). ups and downs 1 rises and falls. 2 alternate good and bad fortune. up the spout see SPOUT. up stage at or to the back of a theatre stage. up sticks see STICK(1). up-stroke a stroke made or written upwards. up to 1 until (up to the present). 2 not more than (you can have up to five). 3 less than or equal to (sums up to £10). 4 incumbent on (it is up to you to say). 5 capable of or fit for (am not up to a long walk). 6 occupied or busy with (what have you been up to?). up to date see DATE(1). up to the mark see MARK(1). up to the minute see MINUTE(1). up to snuff see SNUFF(2). up to one's tricks see TRICK. up to a person's tricks see TRICK. up with int. expressing support for a stated person or thing. what's up? colloq. 1 what is going on? 2 what is the matter? Etymology: OE up, uppe, rel. to OHG uf

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Up Up, adv. [AS. up, upp, ?p; akin to OFries. up, op, D. op, OS. ?p, OHG. ?f, G. auf, Icel. ? Sw. upp, Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to E. over. See Over.] 1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down. But up or down, By center or eccentric, hard to tell. --Milton. 2. Hence, in many derived uses, specifically: (a) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied. But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop. --Num. xiv. 44. I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. --Ps. lxxxviii. 15. Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye. --Chaucer. We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of Christian indifference. --Atterbury. (b) In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up. And when the sun was up, they were scorched. --Matt. xiii. 6. Those that were up themselves kept others low. --Spenser. Helen was up -- was she? --Shak. Rebels there are up, And put the Englishmen unto the sword. --Shak. His name was up through all the adjoining provinces, even to Italy and Rome; many desiring to see who he was that could withstand so many years the Roman puissance. --Milton. Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms. --Dryden. Grief and passion are like floods raised in little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly up. --Dryden. A general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger was up. --Addison. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate. --Longfellow. (c) To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; -- usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements. As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox to him. --L'Estrange. (d) To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent. Note: Some phrases of this kind are now obsolete; as, to spend up (--Prov. xxi. 20); to kill up (--B. Jonson). (e) Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons. Note: Up is used elliptically for get up, rouse up, etc., expressing a command or exhortation. ``Up, and let us be going.'' --Judg. xix. 28. Up, up, my friend! and quit your books, Or surely you 'll grow double. --Wordsworth. It is all up with him, it is all over with him; he is lost. The time is up, the allotted time is past. To be up in, to be informed about; to be versed in. ``Anxious that their sons should be well up in the superstitions of two thousand years ago.'' --H. Spencer. To be up to. (a) To be equal to, or prepared for; as, he is up to the business, or the emergency. [Colloq.] (b) To be engaged in; to purpose, with the idea of doing ill or mischief; as, I don't know what he's up to. [Colloq.] To blow up. (a) To inflate; to distend. (b) To destroy by an explosion from beneath. (c) To explode; as, the boiler blew up. (d) To reprove angrily; to scold. [Slang] To bring up. See under Bring, v. t. To come up with. See under Come, v. i. To cut up. See under Cut, v. t. & i. To draw up. See under Draw, v. t. To grow up, to grow to maturity. Up anchor (Naut.), the order to man the windlass preparatory to hauling up the anchor. Up and down. (a) First up, and then down; from one state or position to another. See under Down, adv. Fortune . . . led him up and down. --Chaucer. (b) (Naut.) Vertical; perpendicular; -- said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut. --Totten. Up helm (Naut.), the order given to move the tiller toward the upper, or windward, side of a vessel. Up to snuff. See under Snuff. [Slang] What is up? What is going on? [Slang]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Up Up, n. The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs. [Colloq.] Ups and downs, alternate states of elevation and depression, or of prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.] They had their ups and downs of fortune. --Thackeray.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Up Up, a. Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Up Up, prep. 1. From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of. In going up a hill, the knees will be most weary; in going down, the thihgs. --Bacon. 2. From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson. 3. Upon. [Obs.] ``Up pain of death.'' --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dig Dig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dugor Digged; p. pr. & vb. n. Digging. -- Digged is archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen (see Dike, Ditch); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or (?) akin to E. 1st dag. ???.] 1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade. Be first to dig the ground. --Dryden. 2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold. 3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well. 4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.] You should have seen children . . . dig and push their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them: Look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear pearls. --Robynson (More's Utopia). To dig down, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as, to dig down a wall. To dig from, out of, out, or up, to get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. The preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes. To dig in, to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Drink Drink, v. t. 1. To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water. There lies she with the blessed gods in bliss, There drinks the nectar with ambrosia mixed. --Spenser. The bowl of punch which was brewed and drunk in Mrs. Betty's room. --Thackeray. 2. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe. And let the purple violets drink the stream. --Dryden. 3. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see. To drink the cooler air, --Tennyson. My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words Of that tongue's utterance. --Shak. Let me . . . drink delicious poison from thy eye. --Pope. 4. To smoke, as tobacco. [Obs.] And some men now live ninety years and past, Who never drank to tobacco first nor last. --Taylor (1630.) To drink down, to act on by drinking; to reduce or subdue; as, to drink down unkindness. --Shak. To drink in, to take into one's self by drinking, or as by drinking; to receive and appropriate as in satisfaction of thirst. ``Song was the form of literature which he [Burns] had drunk in from his cradle.'' --J. C. Shairp. To drink off or up, to drink the whole at a draught; as, to drink off a cup of cordial. To drink the health of, or To drink to the health of, to drink while expressing good wishes for the health or welfare of.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Up' is often used with verbs of movement such as 'jump' and 'pull', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'give up' and 'wash up'. Please look at category 22 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope, ladder, or chimney, they move away from the ground or to a higher position. They were climbing up a narrow mountain road... I ran up the stairs and saw Alison lying at the top... The heat disappears straight up the chimney. ? down PREP • Up is also an adverb. Finally, after an hour, I went up to Jeremy's room... Intense balls of flame rose up into the sky... He put his hand up. ? down ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep/adv 2. If a person or thing is up something such as a ladder or a mountain, they are near the top of it. He was up a ladder sawing off the tops of his apple trees... The Newton Hotel is halfway up a steep hill. ? down PREP • Up is also an adverb. ...a research station perched 4000 metres up on the lip of the crater. ADV: ADV after v 3. You use up to indicate that you are looking or facing in a direction that is away from the ground or towards a higher level. Paul answered, without looking up... Keep your head up, and look around you from time to time. ADV: ADV after v 4. If someone stands up, they move so that they are standing. He stood up and went to the window... He got up and went out into the foyer. ADV: ADV after v 5. If you go or look up something such as a road or river, you go or look along it. If you are up a road or river, you are somewhere along it. A line of tanks came up the road from the city... We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river... He had a relation who lived up the road. ? down PREP: v PREP n 6. If you are travelling to a particular place, you can say that you are going up to that place, especially if you are going towards the north or to a higher level of land. If you are already in such a place, you can say that you are up there. (mainly SPOKEN) I'll be up to see you tomorrow... He was living up North... I live here now, but I've spent all my time up in Swaziland. ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, oft ADV prep/adv 7. If you go up to something or someone, you move to the place where they are and stop there. The girl ran the rest of the way across the street and up to the car... On the way out a boy of about ten came up on roller skates... He brought me up to the bar and introduced me to Dave. ADV: ADV after v, usu ADV to n 8. If an amount of something goes up, it increases. If an amount of something is up, it has increased and is at a higher level than it was. They recently put my rent up... Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up... Germany's rate has also risen sharply, up from 3 percent to 4.5 percent... Over the decade, women in this category went up by 120%. ? down ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, oft ADV to/by amount 9. If you are up, you are not in bed. Are you sure you should be up?... Soldiers are up at seven for three hours of exercises. ADJ: v-link ADJ 10. If a period of time is up, it has come to an end. The moment the half-hour was up, Brooks rose... When the six weeks were up, everybody was sad that she had to leave. = over ADJ: v-link ADJ 11. You say that a road is up when it is being repaired and cannot be used. (BRIT) Half the road was up in Leadenhall Street, so their taxi was obliged to make a detour. ADJ: v-link ADJ 12. If a baseball player is up, it is their turn to bat. ADJ: v-link ADJ 13. If a computer or computer system is up, it is working. Compare down. ADJ: v-link ADJ 14. People sometimes say 'Up yours!' as an insult when you have said something to annoy them or make them angry. (INFORMAL, RUDE) 'Up yours,' said the reporter and stormed out into the street. EXCLAM 15. If someone who has been in bed for some time, for example because they have been ill, is up and about, they are now out of bed and living their normal life. How are you Lennox? Good to see you up and about. PHRASE: v-link PHR 16. If you say that something is up, you mean that something is wrong or that something worrying is happening. (INFORMAL) What is it then? Something's up, isn't it?... Mr. Gordon stopped talking, and his friends knew something was up. PHRASE: V inflects 17. If you say to someone 'What's up?' or if you tell them what's up, you are asking them or telling them what is wrong or what is worrying them. (INFORMAL) 'What's up?', I said to him.—'Nothing much,' he answered... Let's sit down and then you can say what's up. PHRASE 18. If you move up and down somewhere, you move there repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction. He continued to jump up and down like a boy at a football match... I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi... There's a lot of rushing up and down the gangways. PHRASE: PHR after v 19. If you have ups and downs, you experience a mixture of good things and bad things. Every relationship has a lot of ups and downs... The organisation has had its ups and downs. ...the ups and downs of parenthood. PHRASE 20. If something is on the up or on the up and up, it is becoming more successful. (BRIT INFORMAL) They're saying that the economy is on the up... It was a great year for music, people had money, opportunities, hope–things were on the up and up. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR 21. If someone is on the up and up, they are honest and sincere. (AM INFORMAL) I'm a pretty good judge of men. If you're honest and on the up and up, I'll be able to tell it. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR 22. up in arms: see arm II. USED IN COMBINATION AS A PREPOSITION Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at category 9 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. If you feel up to doing something, you are well enough to do it. Those patients who were up to it could move to the adjacent pool... His fellow-directors were not up to running the business without him. PREP-PHRASE: PREP n/-ing 2. To be up to something means to be secretly doing something that you should not be doing. (INFORMAL) Why did you need a room unless you were up to something?... They must have known what their father was up to... PREP-PHRASE 3. If you say that it is up to someone to do something, you mean that it is their responsibility to do it. It was up to him to make it right, no matter how long it took... I'm sure I'd have spotted him if it had been up to me... PREP-PHRASE: oft v-link PREP n to-inf 4. Up until or up to are used to indicate the latest time at which something can happen, or the end of the period of time that you are referring to. Please feel free to call me any time up until half past nine at night... Up to 1989, the growth of per capita income averaged 1 per cent per year. PREP-PHRASE 5. You use up to to say how large something can be or what level it has reached. Up to twenty thousand students paid between five and six thousand dollars... It could be up to two years before the process is complete. PREP-PHRASE: PREP amount 6. If you say that something is not up to much, you mean that it is of poor quality. (BRIT INFORMAL) My own souffles aren't up to much... PHRASE: v-link PHR 7. If someone or something is up for election, review, or discussion, they are about to be considered. A third of the Senate and the entire House are up for re-election. PREP-PHRASE 8. If you are up against something, you have a very difficult situation or problem to deal with. The chairwoman is up against the greatest challenge to her position... They were up against a good team but did very well. PREP-PHRASE 9. up to your ears: see ear up to par: see par up to scratch: see scratch III. VERB USES (ups, upping, upped) 1. If you up something such as the amount of money you are offering for something, you increase it. He upped his offer for the company... = increase VERB: V n 2. If you up and leave a place, you go away from it, often suddenly or unexpectedly. One day he just upped and left. VERB: V and v

Moby Thesaurus

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