up

/ʌp/ adv [not gradable] (HIGHER)

Definition

› toward a higher position, or toward a higher value, number, or level: Pick up your clothes and put them away. We need to push sales figures up higher next quarter. The kids were jumping up and down on the bed. up

/ʌp/ n

(Definition of up adv (HIGHER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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up adj INTO EXISTENCE
up adj, adv ENDED
up adj, adv OUT OF BED
up adv AGE
up adv EQUAL
up adv HIGHER
up adv INCREASINGLY
up adv INTENDED
up adv INTO EXISTENCE
up adv INTO IMPROVED POSITION
up adv NEAR

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