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- [uhp and doun]
- /ʌp ænd daʊn/
- /ʌp ənd daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp and doun]
- /ʌp ænd daʊn/
Definitions of up and down words
- adjective up and down moving in or related to a direction that is up or is regarded as up: the up elevator; the up train traveling north; the up platform of a railroad station. 1
- adjective up and down informed; familiar; aware (usually followed by on or in): She is always up on current events. 1
- adjective up and down concluded; ended; finished; terminated: The game is up. Your hour is up. 1
- adjective up and down going on or happening; taking place; occurring: What's up over there? 1
- adjective up and down having a high position or station: He is up in society. 1
- adjective up and down in an erect, vertical, or raised position: The gate at the railroad crossing is up. The tent is up. 1
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Origin of up and down
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Up and down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
up and down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
up and down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for up and down
adj up and down
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- all the time — If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually.
- backward and forward — If someone or something moves backward and forward, they move repeatedly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
adv up and down
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- assiduously — constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
- back and forth — If someone moves back and forth, they repeatedly move in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- conscientiously — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
adverb up and down
- alternating — happening in succession
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
adjective up and down
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- cocked — a conical pile of hay, dung, etc.
- completely — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- designless — without a design, unplanned
- during — throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.
Antonyms for up and down
adjective up and down
- considering — You use considering to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
adverb up and down
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
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