- 1to or in a higher position somewhere She climbed up the flight of steps. The village is further up the valley.
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- 2along or further along a road or street We live just up the road, past the post office.
- 3toward the place where a river starts a cruise up the Hudson Idioms
in one direction and then in the opposite direction along something I looked up and down the corridor.
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