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up-(8) (iou)



up- prefix.
[Repr. UP adverb1, adverb2, preposition2.]
Prefixed to nouns, adjectives, and verbs, in various relations and in various senses, esp. indicating (a) position above, at a higher level (of), or nearer the interior or source (of), as upland, uphearted, upside; (b) motion or direction up, upwards, to a higher level (of), or nearer towards the interior or source (of), as upcurved, update, upheave, upswing.
up-anchor verb intrans. (Nautical) weigh anchor L19.
upbank adverb (rare exc. north.) uphill M18.
up'bear verb trans. (arch.) bear up, support, sustain (lit. & fig.); raise, exalt: ME.
up'bind verb trans. (arch.) bind up L16.
up'blown adjective (arch.) blown up; esp. inflated, puffed up: L16.
up'boil verb intrans. (literary) boil up (lit. & fig.) LME.
upbound adjective & adverb (US) going upstream L19.
upbounden adjective tied up LME-L16.
upbow noun (Music) a stroke in which a bow is drawn across a string from the tip to the heel L19.
'upbreak noun (obsolete exc. Scot.) (a) an eruption, an outburst; (b) a breaking-up, a dissolution: M19.
up'break verb (a) verb intrans. (rare) begin to speak; (b) verb trans. (now poet.) break up; break open; (c) verb intrans. (poet.) force or make a way upwards or to the surface: ME.
up'breathe verb trans. (poet.) send up as a breath E17.
up'bristled adjective (rare) bristled up E17.
up'brushed adjective brushed upwards M19.
up'bubble verb intrans. (literary) bubble up M19.
up'build verb trans. build up (lit. & fig.) E16.
up'builder noun a person who upbuilds something M19.
up'buoy verb trans. (literary) buoy up M17.
upburst noun an upward outburst or outbreak M19.
up'burst verb (a) verb trans. (rare, Spenser) burst open (a door); (b) verb intrans. burst upwards: L16.
up-card noun (US) a playing-card turned face up on the table; esp. (in rummy) the top card of the waste-heap: M20.
up'catch verb trans. (poet.) catch up (usu. in pass.) M16.
up-'channel adverb & adjective (moving, leading, etc.) towards the upper end of a channel L19.
upcheer verb trans. (rare) cheer up, encourage: only in L16.
up-'choked adjective (Scot.) choked up L18.
upchuck verb intrans. & trans. (N. Amer. slang) vomit M20.
up'climb verb intrans. & trans. (arch.) climb up; ascend: M16.
up'close verb trans. & intrans. (arch.) close up LME.
upcoast adjective & adverb (situated or extending) further up the coast L19.
up'curl verb trans. & intrans. curl up E19.
upcurrent noun a rising current of air or water E20.
upcurved adjective curved upwards L19.
upcut noun (Engineering) a cut made by a cutter rotating so that the teeth are moving upwards when cutting M20.
up'dart verb intrans. (literary) dart upwards E18.
up-dip adjective & adverb (Geology) (situated or occurring) in a direction upwards along the dip E20.
up-do noun (colloq., orig. & chiefly US) a hairstyle in which the hair is swept up and fastened away from the face and neck M20.
updoming noun (Geology) the upward expansion of a rock mass into a dome shape M20.
updraught, updraft noun (a) rare = INDRAUGHT 2; (b) an ascending current of air: LME.
up'draw verb trans. (a) rare pull out of the ground; (b) (now poet.) draw upwards: ME.
up'dry verb trans. (arch.) dry up (usu. in pass.) LME.
up'fill verb trans. (now rare) fill up LME.
up'filling noun (now rare) the action or an act of filling something up; a thing which fills something up: E19.
upflung adjective (literary) flung upwards E19.
upfold noun (Geology) an anticline E20.
up'fold verb trans. (arch.) fold up, fold together ME.
upfurled adjective (literary) furled up E19.
upgang noun (obsolete exc. Scot. & north.) (a) the action of ascending; ascension; (b) an ascent, an upward path or way: OE.
up'gather verb trans. (literary) gather up, collect L16.
up'gaze verb intrans. (literary) gaze upwards E19.
upglide noun (Phonetics) a glide from a relatively low tone to a higher one M20.
up'go verb intrans. (now arch. & Scot.) go up; ascend, mount: ME.
up'grow verb intrans. (literary) grow up (lit. & fig.) LME.
upgrowth noun the process or result of growing up; an instance of this; spec. a raised growth or process: M19.
uphand adjective operated or performed with the hand raised L17.
up'hang verb (arch.) (a) verb intrans. hang on high; (b) verb trans. hang up, suspend: ME.
uphaul noun a rope used for hauling up a boat's sail or centreboard E20.
up'heap verb trans. accumulate or pile up (now chiefly as
upheaped ppl adjective) LME.
up'hearted adjective (rare) in good spirits, not downhearted M19.
uphoard verb trans. hoard up L16-M17.
uphoisted adjective hoisted upwards M18.
up'hurl verb trans. (arch.) hurl up, throw upwards L16.
up'knit verb trans. (rare) knit or join together L16.
up'lay verb trans. (arch.) lay or store up L16.
upleap noun (a) an upward leap or spring; (b) Mining a fault resembling an upthrow: L19.
up'leap verb intrans. (now poet.) leap or spring up or upwards ME.
up'led adjective (poet., rare) led up M17.
uplight noun = uplighter L20.
uplighter noun a light placed or designed to throw illumination upwards M20.
uplink noun a communication link for transmissions from the earth to a satellite, weather balloon, etc. M20.
upload verb trans. (Computing) transfer (software or data) to a larger machine L20.
uplock verb trans. lock up L16-L17.
uplong preposition, noun, & adjective (a) preposition up along; (b) noun a strengthening bar extending along the sail of a windmill; (c) adjective (arch.) extending upwards: M18.
uplying adjective situated or lying on high ground; upland: L19.
up'mount verb intrans. & trans. (arch.) (cause to) mount up M16.
up-'pent adjective (arch.) pent up E17.
up-piled adjective (poet.) piled up E17.
up-pricked adjective (rare) (esp. of an animal's ears) pricked up L16.
up-push noun (rare) a pushing upwards E20.
up-putting noun (Scot.) (a) the action or an act of putting something up; (b) accommodation, lodging: E16.
up'rend verb trans. (rare) pull or tear up, uproot E20.
uproused adjective (poet.) roused or stirred up L16.
up'send verb trans. send up, discharge upwards M17.
upshift noun & verb (chiefly US) (a) noun a movement upwards, esp. in a device; spec. a change to a higher gear in a motor vehicle; (b) verb intrans. change into a higher gear in a motor vehicle: M19.
upsize verb trans. & intrans. increase the size, extent, or complexity of (something); undergo such an increase: L20.
up'skill verb trans. (a) reskill; (b) increase or enhance the skill required in (a job): L20.
up'soar verb intrans. (poet.) soar upwards L16.
up'speak verb intrans. (poet.) speak up, begin to speak E19.
up'startle verb trans. (poet.) startle up, cause to stand up by startling E19.
up'stay verb trans. (poet.) hold up, prop up; fig. sustain, support: L16.
up'steer verb trans. (now dial.) stir up, throw into turmoil or disorder M16.
upstir noun (now dial.) a disturbance, a commotion M16.
upstirring noun the action of stirring up a person or thing; stimulation, incitement, encouragement: E17.
upstirring adjective stimulating, rousing M18.
up-street adverb (colloq. & dial.) up the street; in, into, towards the higher part of a town: E19.
upstretched adjective stretched upwards M16.
up-stroke noun (a) dial. an upshot, a conclusion; (b) a stroke delivered upwards; the upward stroke of a pen etc.; (c) Physiology the part of a nerve impulse at which the action potential becomes more positive: E19.
up'swallow verb trans. (poet.) swallow up L16.
up'swarm verb trans. (rare) swarm up or over L16.
up'swell verb (a) verb intrans. swell up; rise up as by swelling; (b) verb trans. increase the volume or amount of (as) by swelling: LME.
up'tear verb trans. pull up by the roots, tear out L16.
up'tie verb trans. (poet.) tie, bind, or fasten up LME.
uptilted adjective tilted upwards M19.
uptime noun time when a computer or similar device is operating or able to function M20.
up'torn adjective torn up L16.
up'toss verb trans. toss up E19.
up'tower verb intrans. (poet.) tower above or over M19.
up'trained adjective (poet.) trained M16.
uptrend noun (chiefly US) an upward tendency; spec. (Economics) a rise in value over a period of time: E20.
upvaluation noun (Economics) a revaluation upwards, esp. of one currency in relation to others on a common standard M20.
upvalue verb trans. raise the value of (a currency etc.) on a scale M20.
up'waft verb trans. (poet., rare) waft upwards M18.
up'wake verb intrans. & trans. (rare) wake up ME.
upwarp noun (Geology) a gentle extensive elevation of the earth's surface E20.
upwarping noun (Geology) the local raising of the earth's surface to form an upwarp M20.
up'wash noun (a) rare a wash of a wave up a beach; (b) Aeronautics the upward deflection of an air-stream by an aerofoil: E20.
up'well verb intrans. well up; (spec. of liquid, esp. seawater) surge upwards: L19.
upwelling verbal noun a welling upwards; spec. the rising of cold water from the bottom of the sea, often bringing with it a renewed source of nutrients; the water that has risen in this way: M19.
up'whirled adjective (poet.) whirled upwards M17.
up'wing verb intrans. & trans. (poet., rare) soar or fly up or above L19.
up'wound adjective wound up L16.