up

verbs

raise
"up the ante"
up
is a type of (narrower)
make bigger or more
"The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
increase

adjectives

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"
up
antonym
down
is similar to
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
"he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
ahead, in the lead, leading
is similar to
(used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom
"anchors aweigh"
aweigh
is similar to
in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played
"he was dormie three and still lost the match"
dormie, dormy
is similar to
directed toward heaven or the sky
"the soul in its heavenward flight"
heavenward, skyward
is similar to
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
"the risen sun"
risen
is similar to
(of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground
"the corn is sprouted"
sprouted
is similar to
heading in any direction that is conventionally up
"upbound shipping lanes"
upbound
is similar to
away from the defending teams' end of the playing field
upfield
is similar to
directed up
"the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"
upward
see also
(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
"a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
high
see also
moving or going or growing upward
"the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
ascending
out of bed
"are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"
astir, up
getting higher or more vigorous
"its an up market"; "an improving economy"
improving, up
extending or moving toward a higher place
"the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
up, upward
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
"he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"
up
is similar to
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
"a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"
prepared
open
"the windows are up"
up
is similar to
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
"a raised design"; "raised eyebrows"
raised
(used of computers) operating properly
"how soon will the computers be up?"
up
is similar to
performing or able to perform its regular function
"a functioning flashlight"
functioning
domain category
a machine for performing calculations automatically
computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
used up
"time is up"
up
is similar to
ended or brought to an end
"are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"
finished

adverbs

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"
up, upward, upwardly, upwards
antonym
down
to a higher intensity
"he turned up the volume"
up
antonym
down
nearer to the speaker
"he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
up
to a more central or a more northerly place
"was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"
up
antonym
down
to a later time
"they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
up, upward, upwards