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adverb (HIGHER) /ʌp/Definition
A2 towards a higher position; towards a higher value, number, or level: Put those books up on the top shelf. A gravel road leads through the jungle and up into the Andes. Pushing the number of unit sales up every quarter can't be continued indefinitely. The water was up to/had come up to the level of the windows.Up and upwardMoving upwards › out of the ground: He spent the afternoon digging carrots up.Up and upwardMoving upwards up and down B2 from a higher to a lower position repeatedly: My little daughter started jumping up and down with rage when she heard she couldn't go.BouncingJumpingDown and downwardMoving downwardsUp and upwardMoving upwards
(Definition of up adverb (HIGHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ascent noun (SLOPE)
- climbing adjective (PLANT)
- heavenward adverb
- skyward adverb, adjective
- up adjective (RISING)
- up adverb (TOP)
- up adverb (VERTICAL)
- up preposition (HIGHER)
- up preposition (TOP)
- uphill adjective, adverb
- uplifted adjective
- upper adjective
- uppermost adjective, adverb
- upright adverb
- upturned adjective
- upward adjective
- upwards adverb
- vertical adjective
- vertical noun
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