up (Verb) — Raise. ex. "up the ante"
up (Adjective) — Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level. ex. "the anchor is up" ex. "the sun is up" ex. "he lay face up" ex. "he is up by a pawn" ex. "the market is up" ex. "the corn is up"
up (Adjective) — Out of bed. ex. "up by seven each morning"
up (Adjective) — Getting higher or more vigorous. ex. "its an up market"
up (Adjective) — Extending or moving toward a higher place. ex. "the up staircase"
up (Adjective) — (usually followed by 'on' or 'for') in readiness. ex. "he was up on his homework" ex. "had to be up for the game"
up (Adjective) — Open. ex. "the windows are up"
up (Adjective) — (used of computers) operating properly. ex. "how soon will the computers be up?"
up (Adjective) — Used up. ex. "time is up"
up (Adverb) — Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position. ex. "look up!" ex. "the music surged up"
up (Adverb) — To a higher intensity. ex. "he turned up the volume"
up (Adverb) — Nearer to the speaker. ex. "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
up (Adverb) — To a more central or a more northerly place. ex. "was transferred up to headquarters" ex. "up to Canada for a vacation"
up (Adverb) — To a later time. ex. "they moved the meeting date up"