towards a higher place or position

he jumped up

two of the men hoisted her up

the curtain went up

at or to a higher level of intensity, volume, or activity

she turned the volume up

liven up the graphics

US environmental groups had been stepping up their attack on GATT

to the place where someone is

Dot didn't hear Mrs Parvis come creeping up behind her

towards or in the capital or a major city

give me a ring when you're up in London

into the desired or a proper condition

the government agreed to set up a committee of inquiry

into a happy mood

I don't think anything's going to cheer me up

out of bed

Miranda hardly ever got up for breakfast

displayed on a noticeboard or other publicly visible site

sticking up posters to advertise concerts

(of sailing) against the current or the wind

the bow of the boat was brought slowly up into the wind and held there

at bat

every time up, he had a different stance

from a lower to a higher point of (something)

she climbed up a flight of steps

along or further along (a street or road)

he lived up the road

walking up the street

at or to (a place)

we're going up the Palais

directed or moving towards a higher place or position

the up escalator

at an end

his contract was up in three weeks

time's up

(of a road) being repaired

(of a computer system) functioning properly

the system is now up

in a cheerful mood; ebullient

the mood here is resolutely up

(of a jockey) in the saddle

denoting a flavour (variety) of stable quark having relatively low mass and an electric charge of +2/3. In the Standard Model protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks

a period of good fortune or positive mood

you can't have ups all the time in football

increase (a level or amount)

capacity will be upped by 70 per cent next year

lift (something) up

everybody was cheering and upping their glasses

do something unexpectedly

she upped and left him

Upper Peninsula (of the state of Michigan)

her in-laws initiated her into all the charming ways of the UP

Uttar Pradesh