Upon vs. Up
Uponpreposition
Physically above and in contact with.
Uponpreposition
Physically directly supported by.
Uponpreposition
Being followed by another so as to form a series.
Uponpreposition
At (a prescribed point in time).
Uponpreposition
On.
Uponadverb
Being the target of an action.
Uponpreposition
On; - used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Upadverb
Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
Upadverb
(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
Upadverb
To or from one's possession or consideration.
Upadverb
North.
Upadverb
To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Upadverb
(rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
Upadverb
(sailing) Against the wind or current.
Upadverb
(Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
Upadverb
(cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
Upadverb
Without additional ice.
Upadverb
Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
Upadverb
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
Upadverb
To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
Upadverb
Aside, so as not to be in use.
Uppreposition
Toward the top of.
Uppreposition
Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
Uppreposition
Further along (in any direction).
Uppreposition
From south to north of
Uppreposition
From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
Uppreposition
(vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
Uppreposition
(colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
Upadjective
Awake.
Upadjective
Finished, to an end
Upadjective
In a good mood.
Upadjective
Willing; ready.
Upadjective
Next in a sequence.
Upadjective
Happening; new.
Upadjective
Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
Upadjective
Larger; greater in quantity.
Upadjective
Ahead; leading; winning.
Upadjective
Standing.
Upadjective
On a higher level.
Upadjective
Available; made public.
Upadjective
Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
Upadjective
Well-informed; current.
Upadjective
(computing) Functional; working.
Upadjective
(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
Upadjective
Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
Upadjective
(bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
Upadjective
(slang) Erect.
Upadjective
(of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
Upadjective
well-known; renowned
Upnoun
(uncountable) The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Upnoun
(countable) A positive thing.
Upnoun
An upstairs room of a two story house.
Upverb
To increase or raise.
Upverb
To promote.
Upverb
(intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.
Upverb
(intransitive) To ascend; to climb up.
Upverb
To upload.
Upadverb
Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; - the opposite of down.
Upadverb
From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; - used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
Upadverb
In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; - used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up.
Upadverb
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; - usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements.
Upadverb
To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent.
Upadverb
Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.
Uppreposition
From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of.
Uppreposition
From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson.
Uppreposition
Upon.
Upnoun
The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; - rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
Upadjective
Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.
Upverb
raise;
Upadjective
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level;
Upadjective
getting higher or more vigorous;
Upadjective
extending or moving toward a higher place;
Upadjective
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness;
Upadjective
open;
Upadjective
(used of computers) operating properly;
Upadjective
used up;
Upadjective
out of bed;
Upadverb
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position;
Upadverb
to a higher intensity;
Upadverb
nearer to the speaker;
Upadverb
to a more central or a more northerly place;
Upadverb
to a later time;
