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| Up |
[AS. up,
upp,  p; akin to OFries. up, op, D.
op, OS. p, OHG. f, G. auf, Icel.
*** Sw. upp, Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to |
Aloft] on high; in a direction contrary to that
of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite
of down.
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.
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From a
lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at
the top of.
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.
Upon.
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The state of being up or above; a
state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in
the phrase ups and downs.
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Inclining up; tending or going
up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up
train.
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