· raise; "up the ante"

Hypernym(s): increase

· 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"

Antonym(s): down

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

Synonym(s): astir

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

Synonym(s): improving

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

Synonym(s): upward

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

· open; "the windows are up"

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

· used up; "time is up"

· spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"

Synonym(s): upwards, upward, upwardly

Antonym(s): downwardly, downward, downwards, down

· to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"

Antonym(s): down

· nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"

· to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"

Antonym(s): down

· to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

Synonym(s): upwards, upward