the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > lift or take up > catch or snatch up (3)
transitive. To lift up (a person or thing), esp. in the hands or arms; to raise. Also: to take hold of; to take up.
transitive. To catch or snatch up; to take up, raise.
(up-, prefix affix 3a affix 3b.)