up
adverb [after verb] (ROAD) /ʌp/ UKDefinition
› When a road is up, it is being repaired and so is unsuitable for use: The council has got the road up because of a broken sewer.Routes and roads in general
(Definition of up adverb (ROAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach noun (COMING NEAR)
- ascent noun (SLOPE)
- communication noun
- cycle lane/path noun
- dead end noun
- detour noun
- footstep noun
- impassable adjective
- inside lane noun (ROAD)
- lane noun (STRIP)
- outside lane noun (RACE TRACK)
- pass noun (PATH)
- passable adjective (GO PAST)
- road noun
- road safety noun
- road sense noun
- roadway noun
- switchback noun
- trade route noun
- two-way adjective (DIRECTION)
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