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//ˈlʊk ʌp// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.

    "We stayed up late to look up at the stars."

  2. 2
    seek information from wordnet
  3. 3
    To have better prospects. idiomatic, intransitive

    "Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents."

  4. 4
    To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something. idiomatic, transitive

    "The United States Supreme Court, for example, has decided that a book or a film can be banned if it arouses the prurient interests of the average person. Now prurient—I looked that up—it means having itching morbid or lewd and lascivious desires."

  5. 5
    To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.; To obtain information about something from a reference book. idiomatic, transitive

    "I didn't know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary."

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  1. 6
    To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.; To enter a query into a database or search engine. idiomatic, transitive

    "If you look up a bunch of random characters, there will probably be no results."

  2. 7
    To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know. idiomatic, transitive

    "Look me up next time you’re in town—if you can bring me some new ideas."

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