We found 10 definitions of move up from 2 different sources.
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move up - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" | ||
rise, lift, arise, go up, come up, uprise | ||
descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
rise up, surface, come up, rise come to the surface | ||
scend, surge rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" | ||
climb up, climb, go up, mount improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" | ||
soar up, soar upwards, zoom, soar, surge move along very quickly | ||
go up be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere" | ||
skyrocket, rocket propel with a rocket | ||
bubble form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling" | ||
uplift lift up or elevate | ||
chandelle climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled" | ||
steam cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables" | ||
ascend, uprise, come up, rise travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" | ||
move up - move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great | ||
ascend, rise | ||
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |