up

raise; "up the ante"

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"

out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"

open; "the windows are up"

(used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

used up; "time is up"

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"

to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"

nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"

to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"

to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"