Up
/[ʊp]/
Word Type
Adjective
Adverb
Adjective
Verb
Preposition
Noun
Proper Noun
Adverb
The word "up" can be used as adjective, adverb, adjective, verb, preposition, noun, proper noun and adverb.
Word Relationships
Derived Terms
Stonebeck Up Up Exe any road up backup balloon goes up bottom-up clean-up close-up double-up follow-up keep someone up late know which end is up lead someone up the garden path link-up linkup lookup mark-up on the up-and-up one-up one-upmanship pop-up runup start-up tip up tip-up up and up and go up and leave up and running up for grabs up sticks up the ante up the game update upend upfront upgrade uphill uphold upkeep upload upness upon upper uppity upright uprise upriver uproar upset upshot upside upside upside down upstairs upstart upstream uptick upto uptown upvote upward upwind upzone walkup
Distinct From
Context
Has Property
Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)
Type Of (IsA)
Manner Of
Not Has Property
Related Terms
Up Holland Upholland all it's cracked up to be back up blow up bottoms up break up buck up buffer up build up burn up clean up clear up clog up close up cloud up cosy up cozy up crack up cuddle up curl up cut up double up dress up dry up eat up finish up gang up gang up on give up go up kick up knock up lash up let up link up look up lookup muck up open up pick up polish up put up ring up run up runner up send up shake up shoot up show up shut up snuggle up stir up stop up studs up take up throw up turn up up a creek up a tree up and at 'em up for up on one's ear up someone's alley up to up to it ups and downs wet up work up write up
Related Terms
above against along ascending at available awake away batsman cambridge close completely consideration current direction down earth elevator erect escalator face finished functional gravity happiness having sex high horizon ice increase informed milepost mood mouth new north opposite oxford pitch planet positive possession price promote public quantity raise ready relatively renowned sequence source south stairway stand terminus thoroughly top two pair upload ups and downs volume well known willing wind
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.