up: meaning and words from its letters
2 letters · 4 letter points · starts with U · ends with P
Meaning of up
adv
- not-comparable
Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
Example: I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
- not-comparable
Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
Example: All day we climbed up and up.
- not-comparable
Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. To an upright or erect position.
Example: sit up; stand up; get up out of bed
- figuratively, not-comparable
Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Example: Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
Source: Wiktionary — up.
prep
Toward the top of.
Example: The cat climbed up the tree.
Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
Example: The information made its way up the chain of command to the general.
From south to north of.
Example: We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.
Further along (in any direction).
Example: Go up the street until you see the sign.
Source: Wiktionary — up.
adj
- not-comparable
Facing upwards.
Example: Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is up.
- not-comparable
On or at a physically higher level.
Example: The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.
- not-comparable
Headed or designated to go upward (as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.) or toward (as a run-up).
Example: Where is the up escalator?
- not-comparable
Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
Example: All the notices are up now.
Source: Wiktionary — up.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for up.
adjective
out of bed
adjective
getting higher or more vigorous
adjective
extending or moving toward a higher place
adverb
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is up in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of up
U(1) + P(3) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of up
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No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from up
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