/ʌˈps/ - [ups] -
We found 3 definitions of ups from 2 different sources.
Verb |
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up - raise; "up the ante" | ||
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" | ||
Adjectiveup, uper, upest |
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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" | ||
down not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down" | ||
ascending moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" | ||
high happy and excited and energetic | ||
ahead, in the lead, leading having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" | ||
aweigh (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom | ||
dormie, dormy 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" | ||
heavenward, skyward directed toward heaven or the sky; "the soul in its heavenward flight" | ||
risen (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon; "the risen sun" | ||
sprouted (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground; "the corn is sprouted" | ||
upbound heading in any direction that is conventionally up; "upbound shipping lanes" | ||
upfield away from the defending teams' end of the playing field | ||
up - (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" | ||
functioning performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight" | ||
up - used up; "time is up" | ||
up - open; "the windows are up" | ||
up - (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" | ||
up - extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" | ||
upward | ||
Adverb |
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up - 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" | ||
upwards, upward, upwardly | ||
downward, downwardly, downwards, down spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" | ||
up - to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" | ||
up - to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" | ||
up - to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" | ||
upwards, upward | ||
up - nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels" |