Headsinterjection
A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads.
Upadverb
Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
‘I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.’;
Headsnoun
plural of head.
Upadverb
(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
‘I will mix up the puzzle pieces.’; ‘Tear up the contract.’; ‘He really messed up.’; ‘Please type up our monthly report.’;
Headsnoun
(nautical) That part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.
Upadverb
To or from one's possession or consideration.
‘I picked up some milk on the way home.’; ‘The committee will take up your request.’; ‘She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.’;
Headsnoun
The side of a coin that bears the picture of the head of state or similar.
‘Heads, I win.’;
Upadverb
North.
‘I will go up to New York to visit my family this weekend.’;
Headsnoun
clipping of headphones
‘Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.’;
Upadverb
To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
‘Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.’; ‘Turn it up, I can barely hear it.’; ‘Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.’; ‘Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.’;
Headsnoun
Draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament.
Upadverb
(rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
Headsnoun
Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
Upadverb
(sailing) Against the wind or current.
Headsnoun
(slang) High-grade marijuana.
Upadverb
(Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
Upadverb
(cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
‘The bowler pitched the ball up.’;
Upadverb
Without additional ice.
‘Would you like that drink up or on ice?’;
Upadverb
Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
‘She's going up to read Classics this September.’;
Upadverb
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
‘I was up to my chin in water.’; ‘A stranger came up and asked me for directions.’;
Upadverb
To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
‘Drink up. The pub is closing.’; ‘Can you sum up your research?’; ‘The comet burned up in the atmosphere.’; ‘I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.’;
Upadverb
Aside, so as not to be in use.
‘to lay up riches; put up your weapons’;
Uppreposition
Toward the top of.
‘The cat went up the tree.’; ‘They walk up the steps.’;
Uppreposition
Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
‘The information made its way up the chain of command to the general.’; ‘I felt something crawling up my arm.’;
Uppreposition
Further along (in any direction).
‘Go up the street until you see the sign.’;
Uppreposition
From south to north of
Uppreposition
From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
Uppreposition
(vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
‘Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.’;
Uppreposition
(colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
Upadjective
Awake.
‘I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.’;
Upadjective
Finished, to an end
‘Time is up!’;
Upadjective
In a good mood.
‘I’m feeling up today.’;
Upadjective
Willing; ready.
‘If you are up for a trip, let’s go.’;
Upadjective
Next in a sequence.
‘Smith is up to bat.’;
Upadjective
Happening; new.
‘What is up with that project at headquarters?’;
Upadjective
Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
‘Put the notebook face up on the table.’; ‘Take a break and put your feet up.’;
Upadjective
Larger; greater in quantity.
‘Sales are up from last quarter.’;
Upadjective
Ahead; leading; winning.
‘The home team were up by two goals at half-time.’;
Upadjective
Standing.
‘Get up and give her your seat.’;
Upadjective
On a higher level.
‘The new ground is up.’;
Upadjective
Available; made public.
‘The new notices are up as of last Tuesday.’;
Upadjective
Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
‘AAKK = aces up’; ‘QQ33 = queens up’;
Upadjective
Well-informed; current.
‘I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?’;
Upadjective
(computing) Functional; working.
‘Is the server back up?’;
Upadjective
(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
‘The London train is on the up line.’;
Upadjective
Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
Upadjective
(bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
‘A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.’;
Upadjective
(slang) Erect.
Upadjective
(of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
Upadjective
well-known; renowned
Upnoun
(uncountable) The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
‘Up is a good way to go.’;
Upnoun
(countable) A positive thing.
‘I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.’;
Upnoun
An upstairs room of a two story house.
‘She lives in a two-up two-down.’;
Upverb
To increase or raise.
‘If we up the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.’; ‘We upped anchor and sailed away.’;
Upverb
To promote.
‘It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.’;
Upverb
(intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.
‘He just upped and quit.’; ‘He upped and punched that guy.’;
Upverb
(intransitive) To ascend; to climb up.
Upverb
To upload.
‘100 new apps and games have just been upped.’;
Upadverb
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.’;
Upadverb
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.’; ‘I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up.’; ‘Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye.’; ‘We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of Christian indifference.’;
Upadverb
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.’; ‘Those that were up themselves kept others low.’; ‘Helen was up - was she?’; ‘Rebels there are up,And put the Englishmen unto the sword.’; ‘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.’; ‘Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms.’; ‘Grief and passion are like floods raised in little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly up.’; ‘A general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger was up.’; ‘Let us, then, be up and doing,With a heart for any fate.’;
Upadverb
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.’;
Upadverb
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.
Upadverb
Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.
‘Up, up, my friend! and quit your books,Or surely you 'll grow double.’;
Uppreposition
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.’;
Uppreposition
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.
Uppreposition
Upon.
Upnoun
The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; - rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
‘They had their ups and downs of fortune.’;
Upadjective
Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.
Upverb
raise;
‘up the ante’;
Upadjective
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’;
Upadjective
getting higher or more vigorous;
‘its an up market’; ‘an improving economy’;
Upadjective
extending or moving toward a higher place;
‘the up staircase’; ‘a general upward movement of fish’;
Upadjective
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness;
‘he was up on his homework’; ‘had to be up for the game’;
Upadjective
open;
‘the windows are up’;
Upadjective
(used of computers) operating properly;
‘how soon will the computers be up?’;
Upadjective
used up;
‘time is up’;
Upadjective
out of bed;
‘are they astir yet?’; ‘up by seven each morning’;
Upadverb
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’;
Upadverb
to a higher intensity;
‘he turned up the volume’;
Upadverb
nearer to the speaker;
‘he walked up and grabbed my lapels’;
Upadverb
to a more central or a more northerly place;
‘was transferred up to headquarters’; ‘up to Canada for a vacation’;
Upadverb
to a later time;
‘they moved the meeting date up’; ‘from childhood upward’;