up, adj.
freq. cnt. 15
freq. cnt. 15
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
up
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
antonym
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similar to
out of bed
<adj.all> (p) (p) freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
astir up
sample sentences
"are they astir yet?""up by seven each morning"
semantic pointers
similar to
extending or moving toward a higher place
<adj.all> (a) (a) freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
up upward
sample sentences
"the up staircase""a general upward movement of fish"
semantic pointers
similar to
getting higher or more vigorous
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
improving up
used up
<adj.all> (p)
up
(used of computers) operating properly
<adj.all> (p)
up
sample sentences
"how soon will the computers be up?"
semantic pointers
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domain of synset (topic)
open
<adj.all>
up
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
<adj.all> (p)
up
sample sentences
"he was up on his homework""had to be up for the game"
semantic pointers
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