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8 ADV [ADV after v, be ADV ] If an amount of something goes up , it increases. If an amount of something is up , it has increased and is at a higher level than it was. □  They recently put my rent up. □  Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up. □  Germany's rate has also risen sharply, up from 3 percent to 4.5 percent. □  Over the decade, women in this category went up by 120%.

9 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are up , you are not in bed. □  Are you sure you should be up? □  Soldiers are up at seven for three hours of exercises.

10 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If a period of time is up , it has come to an end. □  The moment the half-hour was up, Brooks rose. □  When the six weeks were up, everybody was sad that she had to leave.

11 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] You say that a road is up when it is being repaired and cannot be used. [BRIT ] □  Half the road was up in Leadenhall Street, so their taxi was obliged to make a detour.

12 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If a baseball player is up , it is their turn to bat.

13 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If a computer or computer system is up , it is working. Compare down .

14 EXCLAM People sometimes say ' Up yours! ' as an insult when you have said something to annoy them or make them angry. [INFORMAL , RUDE ] □  'Up yours,' said the reporter and stormed out into the street.

15 PHRASE If someone who has been in bed for some time, for example because they have been ill, is up and about , they are now out of bed and living their normal life. □  How are you Lennox? Good to see you up and about.

16 PHRASE If you say that something is up , you mean that something is wrong or that something worrying is happening. [INFORMAL ] □  What is it then? Something's up, isn't it? □  Mr. Gordon stopped talking, and his friends knew something was up.

17 PHRASE If you say to someone ' What's up? ' or if you tell them what's up , you are asking them or telling them what is wrong or what is worrying them. [INFORMAL ] □  'What's up?', I said to him.—'Nothing much,' he answered. □  Let's sit down and then you can say what's up.

18 PHRASE If you move up and down somewhere, you move there repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction. □  He continued to jump up and down like a boy at a football match. □  I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi. □  There's a lot of rushing up and down the gangways.

19 PHRASE If you have ups and downs , you experience a mixture of good things and bad things. □  Every relationship has a lot of ups and downs. □  The organisation has had its ups and downs. □ [+ of ] …the ups and downs of parenthood.

20 PHRASE If something is on the up or on the up and up , it is becoming more successful. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  They're saying that the economy is on the up. □  People had money, opportunities, hope–things were on the up and up.

21 PHRASE If someone is on the up and up , they are honest and sincere. [AM , INFORMAL ] □  I'm a pretty good judge of men. If you're honest and on the up and up, I'll be able to tell it.

22up in arms → see arm ➋

➋ up ◆◆◆ /ʌ p/

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