2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: upping See {up} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: up adj 1: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: {down}] 2: getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: {improving}] 3: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: {up(a)}, {upward(a)}] 4: (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" [syn: {up(p)}] 5: open; "the windows are up" 6: (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" [syn: {up(p)}] 7: used up; "time is up" [syn: {up(p)}] 8: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: {astir(p)}, {up(p)}] adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}, {upwardly}] [ant: {down}, {down}, {down}, {down}] 2: to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: {down}] 3: nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels" 4: to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: {down}] 5: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}] v : raise; "up the ante" [also: {upping}, {upped}]
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