- to or in a higher position somewhere
- She climbed up the flight of steps.
- The village is further up the valley.
- along or further along a road or street
- We live just up the road, past the post office.
- towards the place where a river starts
- a cruise up the Rhine
Word OriginOld English up(p), uppe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch op and German auf.
Idioms
See up in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee up in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishup and down something
- in one direction and then in the opposite direction along something
- I looked up and down the corridor.
up yours!
- (taboo, offensive, slang) an offensive way of being rude to somebody, for example because they have said something that makes you angry
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