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    /ʌp/

    adverb

    • 1. towards a higher place or position: "he jumped up"
    • 2. at or to a higher level of intensity, volume, or activity: "she turned the volume up"

    preposition

    • 1. from a lower to a higher point of (something): "she climbed up a flight of steps"
    • 2. along or further along (a street or road): "he lived up the road"

    adjective

    • 1. directed or moving towards a higher place or position: "the up escalator"
    • 2. at an end: "his contract was up in three weeks"

    noun

    • 1. a period of good fortune or positive mood: informal "you can't have ups all the time in football"

    verb

    • 1. do something unexpectedly: informal "she upped and left him"
    • 2. increase (a level or amount): "capacity will be upped by 70 per cent next year"

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