upˈward /-wərd/ adverb

1. (also upwards) from lower to higher
2. From outlet towards source
3. From modern to more ancient
4. In the upper part (upward of or upwards of more than; and upwards and higher, and more)

preposition

Upwards along

adjective

1. Directed upward
2. Ascending
3. Placed high

noun (Shakespeare)

Top

upˈwardly adverb

upˈwardness noun

1. A rising tendency
2. A state of being high

upˈ-and-comˈing adjective

1. Alert and pushful
2. Likely to succeed (in a career, etc)

upˈ-and-downˈ adjective

1. (see also up and down below) undulating
2. Going or working both, or alternately, up and down
3. Downright (US)

noun (golf; informal)

An act of completing a hole from a position off the green by using one lofted shot and one putt

upˈ-and-oˈver adjective

(of a door, etc) raised to a horizontal position when opened (also upˈ-oˈver)

upˈ-and-unˈderˈ noun (rugby)

A movement in which the ball is kicked high and forward, and the players rush to try to catch it

upˈ-beat noun

1. An unaccented beat, at which the conductor raises his baton
2. An optimistic note or mood
3. A promising development

adjective (informal; upˈbeat)

1. Cheerful
2. Optimistic

upˈbow noun (music)

A movement of the bow from point towards nut over the strings

upˈ-current or upˈ-draught noun

A rising current of air

upfront see up front below.

upˈland noun

1. Inland, hilly or high-lying country
2. Upper or high land, as opposed to meadows, river-sides, etc (N American)

adjective

1. High-lying
2. Remote
3. Inland
4. Rural
5. Of the uplands

upland cotton noun

A variety of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) orig grown in America

upˈlander noun

uplandˈish adjective (obsolete)

1. Rustic
2. Rural
3. Outlandish

upˈ-line noun

A railway line for upgoing trains (ie those going to, not from, eg a city)

upper atmosphere noun

The region of the atmosphere above about 20 miles from the earth

uppˈer-brackˈet adjective

In an upper grouping in a list, etc

uppˈer-case adjective (printing)

Literally, kept in an upper case, capital as opposed to small (of letters)

upper chamber same as upper house below.

upper class or upper classes noun

The people of the highest social rank

uppˈer-classˈ adjective

upper crust noun

1. The top of a loaf
2. The aristocracy, or the upper class or classes in any society
3. The head (slang)
4. A hat (slang)

uppˈer-crustˈ adjective

Upper-class, aristocratic

uppˈercut noun

An upward short-arm blow

upper hand noun

Mastery, advantage

upper house noun

In a bicameral legislature, the house that is the more restricted in membership, eg House of Lords, Senate of USA and other countries

upper regions plural noun

1. Heaven
2. The heavens, the sky

Upper Roger noun

Corruption of Hindi Yuva-rājā, young prince

upper school noun

The senior pupils in a secondary school

upper storey or (esp in N American) upper story noun

1. Any storey above the first floor
2. The brain (slang)

upper ten (thousand) noun

The richest or most influential class

uppˈerworks plural noun

1. The upper part of a structure (of a ship above the load-line)
2. The head (slang)

uppˈing-block, uppˈing-stock or uppˈing-stone noun

A mounting block

upˈside noun

1. The upper side
2. A positive or favourable aspect

adverb

On the upper side

upside down or upˈside-downˈ adverb (earlier up so down; Spenser upˈsideowneˈ)

1. With the upper part undermost
2. In, or into, complete confusion

adjective

Turned upside down

upside-down cake noun

A sponge cake baked with fruit at the bottom and turned upside down before it is served

upˈsides adverb

1. On a par (with with)
2. Beside

upˈ-train noun

A railway train proceeding towards the chief terminus

upward mobility noun

The (desired) state of the upwardly mobile, those people moving (or attempting to move) to a higher social rank or position of greater status

be up in

To have a knowledge of

have had it up to here (informal)

To have had as much as one can take, to be fed up (usu with a gesture towards the throat)

it is all up (with)

There is no hope (for)

not up (tennis)

Called when the ball bounces twice before the player manages to hit it

on one's uppers

1. With soles worn off one's shoes
2. Very short of money

on the up (cricket)

(of a stroke) played as the ball rises from its bounce

on the up and up

1. In a state of continuous progress towards ever greater success
2. Honest, on the level

something is up

Something is amiss, something unusual or unexpected is happening or has happened

up against

Face to face with, confronted with

up against it

In almost desperate straits

up and doing

Bestirring oneself

up and down

1. To and fro
2. Here and there through or about
3. Throughout
4. Vertically
5. Out-and-out

up and running

Fully functional

up at

Attending, studying at (a university)

up close and personal

Intimate or intimately

up for

1. Available for or undergoing (some process)
2. Willing to take part in (informal)
3. Standing as a candidate for

up front

1. At the front
2. To the forefront
3. Foremost
4. (of money) paid in advance
5. Candidly, openly (up-frontˈ or upfrontˈ adjective)

up oneself (slang)

Smugly pleased with oneself

ups and downs

1. Undulations
2. Vicissitudes

up sticks (informal)

To move one's home, business, etc, decamp

up to

1. As far up as
2. Into the immediate neighbourhood or presence of
3. Immersed or embedded as far as
4. About, meditating or engaged in doing (informal)
5. Capable of and ready for (informal)
6. Incumbent upon

up to date

1. To the present time or time in question
2. Containing all recent facts, statistics, etc
3. Knowing the latest developments of fashion, usage, etc (upˈ-to-dateˈ adjective)

up top (informal)

In the head, in respect of intelligence

up to speed

1. Having reached the required speed
2. Fully informed of the latest developments (informal)
3. On the alert, ready for action (informal)

up to the minute or moment

Right up to the present time (up-to-the-minˈute or up-to-the-moˈment adjective very up-to-date)

up town

1. Into town
2. In or to the residential part of a town (N American)

up with

1. Abreast of
2. Even with
3. To take off or swallow
4. Put, get, etc up (see under up), often as an exclamation of approbation and partisanship

up yours (vulgar sl)

An expression of strong refusal, defiance, contempt, etc

what's up? (with you?, etc)

What's the matter, what's wrong (with you, etc)?