ALL meanings of up and down
up and down
U u - adverb up and down fluctuating 1
- 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
- adjective up and down above the earth or ground: The corn is up and ready to be harvested. 1
- adjective up and down in the air; aloft: The meteorological balloons are up. The airplanes are up for their reconnaissance flights. 1
- adjective up and down (of heavenly bodies) risen above the horizon: The sun is up. 1
- adjective up and down awake or out of bed: to be up with insomnia. 1
- adjective up and down mounted on horseback: He knows which jockeys are up in every race. 1
- adjective up and down (of water in natural bodies) high with relation to the banks or shore: The tide is up. 1
- adjective up and down built; constructed: The new museum is up and open to the public. 1
- adjective up and down facing upward: He is resting and his face is up. 1
- adjective up and down sunny-side up. 1
- adjective up and down (of roads, highways, etc.) having the surface broken or removed (usually used in combination): a torn-up road. 1
- adjective up and down in revolt, mutiny, or rebellious agitation: Many territories were up and preparing to send troops against the government. 1
- adjective up and down in a state of agitation: Beware of him when his temper is up. 1
- adjective up and down Informal. cheerful or optimistic; high-spirited; happy; exuberant; upbeat. 1
- adjective up and down Informal. productive, favorable, or profitable: a string of up months for the company. 1
- adjective up and down afoot or amiss: Her nervous manner told me that something was up. 1
- adjective up and down in a state of enthusiastic or confident readiness (usually followed by for): The team was definitely up for the game. 1
- adjective up and down bound; on the way: She was on a ship up for Australia. 1
- adjective up and down resolved in an unfavorable or undesired way: They knew that their game was up. 1
- adjective up and down higher than formerly in cost, amount, degree, etc.: The price of meat was up. 1
- adjective up and down (of age) advanced (usually followed by in): He is rather spry for a man so up in years. 1
- adjective up and down active: The captain wished to set sail as soon as the wind was up. 1
- adjective up and down in a legal proceeding as defendant: He is up for murder. 1
- adjective up and down in operation or ready for use: The theater's lights are up. 1
- adjective up and down (of points or other standards used to determine the winner in a competition) ahead; in advance: He won the game with two points up over his opponent. 1
- adjective up and down considered or under consideration: a candidate up for reelection; a bill that is up before Congress. 1
- adjective up and down wagered; bet: He won all the money up in the game. 1
- adjective up and down living or located inland or on elevated ground: They live in a village two miles up from the coast. 1
- adjective up and down (used with a preceding numeral to indicate that a score is tied in a competition): It was 10 up at the end of the first half. 1
- adjective up and down ahead of an opponent or opponents: They scored three times in a row to go two up. 1
- adverb up and down to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder. 1
- adverb up and down to or in an erect position: to stand up. 1
- adverb up and down out of bed: to get up. 1
- adverb up and down above the horizon: The moon came up. 1
- adverb up and down to or at any point that is considered higher. 1
- adverb up and down to or at a source, origin, center, or the like: to follow a stream up to its source. 1
- adverb up and down to or at a higher point or degree, as of rank, size, value, pitch, loudness, brightness, maturity, or speed: to move up in a firm; to pump up a tire; to turn a lantern up; Prices are going up. Speak up! Hurry up! 1
- adverb up and down ahead; in a leading position in a competition: He managed to get up on his opponent by three points. 1
- adverb up and down in continuing contact, especially as reflecting continuing awareness, knowledge, etc.: to keep up with the latest developments in mathematics. 1
- adverb up and down into or in activity, operation, etc.: to set up vibrations. 1
- adverb up and down into a state of emotional agitation or distress: His insults left her all roiled up. 1
- adverb up and down into existence, visible form, etc.: His sample was worked up in the studio. 1
- adverb up and down into view, prominence, or consideration: The lost papers have turned up. 1
- adverb up and down into or in a place of safekeeping, storage, retirement, etc.: to lay up riches; to put up preserves. 1