Definition of "up" [up]

• In or to a higher position: looking up. (adverb)
• In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center: up from the lunar surface. (adverb)
• In or to an upright position: sat up in bed. (adverb)
• Above a surface: coming up for air. (adverb)
• So as to detach or unearth: pulling up weeds. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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