1. (

• up

) raise; "up the ante" ;

1. (

• up

) being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" ;

2. (

• astir ,
• up

) out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" ;

3. (

• improving ,
• up

) getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" ;

4. (

• up ,
• upward

) extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" ;

5. (

• up

) (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" ;

6. (

• up

) open; "the windows are up" ;

7. (

• up

) (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" ;

8. (

• up

) used up; "time is up" ;