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godless (iou) and up(6) (iou)


godless (iou)



godless adjective. E16.
[from GOD noun + -LESS.]
Without a god; not recognizing or worshipping God; irreligious, ungodly. Also, undertaken without regard to God, impious, wicked.
godless florin = GRACELESS florin.
Thackeray Military men..rushed thither..to..partake of all sorts of godless delights. absol.: Milton Behold Gods indignation on these Godless poured.
godlessness noun M16.

up(6) (iou)



up preposition2. E16.
[from UP adverb1 by ellipsis of against, along, etc. Repl. UP preposition1 in 16.]
I. Denoting or implying movement.
Upwards along, through, or into; so as to ascend; from the bottom to the top of. E16.
G. Greene Walking up a long staircase to meet Maurice at the top. D. Abse When we were half-way up the hill. A. Carter A coal fire..thrust yellow flames up the chimney.
b. Extending upwards on. L16.
c. Up into (a room etc.). US local. L18.
S. Hale Louise..carrying some new pails up garret.
d. Of a man: having sexual intercourse with. coarse slang. M20.
Towards the source of (a river etc.) from the mouth. E16.
Ld Macaulay The Dutch fleet sailed up the Thames. G. Household After the Severn bore has passed up river.
Towards the inner or upper end of; into or towards the interior of. Also, along towards the Other end of (a street, passage, shore, etc.). L16.
Spenser They passing in Went up the hall. G. Greene As you go up Maiden Lane.
In a direction contrary to; against. E17.
T. D'Urfey The Fox has broke Covert..she runs up the Wind.
II. Denoting location.
At or in a higher or more remote part of. M17.
S. Pepys Nova Scotia..hath a river 300 miles up the country. Sir W. Scott Far up the lake, 'twere safest land. J. K. Baxter My father..Is up a ladder plucking down..clusters Of passion fruit.
b. Up in (a room etc.). US. M19.
R. Frost We asked was there anything Up attic that we'd ever want again.
c. At (a specified place). colloq. & dial. M20.
M. Spark Collie Gould up the Elephant with young Leslie.
At the top of; at some distance up on or in. M17.
T. Moore Alone in my chambers, up two pairs of stairs, Trinity College. Tennyson We that day had been Up Snowdon.
Phrases: lead up the Garden (path): see LEAD verb1. up a tree: see TREE noun. up hill and down dale: see HILL noun. up the creek: see CREEK noun1. up the line: see LINE noun2. up the pole: see POLE noun1 1. up the river: see RIVER noun1. up the spout: see SPOUT noun. up the stick: see STICK noun1. up the Straits: see STRAIT noun1. up the wall: see WALL noun1. up yours coarse slang: expr. contemptuous rejection.