ENGLISH: up - CREOLE: ajou



Overview of verb up



The verb up has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (2) up -- (raise; "up the ante")



Overview of adj up



The adj up has 8 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (8) up -- (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")

2. (1) improving, up -- (getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy")

3. up, upward -- (extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish")

4. up -- ((usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game")

5. up -- (open; "the windows are up")

6. up -- ((used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?")

7. up -- (used up; "time is up")

8. astir, up -- (out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning")



Overview of adv up



The adv up has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (79) up, upwards, upward, upwardly -- (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")

2. up -- (to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume")

3. up -- (nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels")

4. up -- (to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation")

5. up, upwards, upward -- (to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward")

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