Definition of up

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Up (adv.) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied..

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Moneyed :: Moneyed (adv.) Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyey men..
Idle-headed :: Idle-headed (a.) Foolish; stupid.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..
Fracas :: Fracas (v. t.) An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.
Super :: Super- () A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane..
Drowsy :: Drowsy (superl.) Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
Superchery :: Superchemical (a.) Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws.
High-wrought :: High-wrought (a.) Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion..
Rhyme :: Rhyme (n.) Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes..
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver..
Bedesman :: Bedesman (n.) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman..
Ectypography :: Ectypography (n.) A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
Acclivous :: Acclivous (a.) Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; -- opposed to declivous.
Junk :: Junk (n.) Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
Pliable :: Pliable (v.) Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant..
Bandolier :: Bandolier (n.) A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge belt..
Pluroderes :: Pluroderes (n. pl.) A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example..
Ruptured :: Ruptured (a.) Having a rupture, or hernia..
Strait :: Strait (superl.) Tight; close; closely fitting.
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