UP
noun
Definition
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.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
UP
(adjective)
Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.
UP
(adverb)
1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of Ant: down. But up or...
UP
(preposition)
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 ...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
