Definition: extending or moving toward a higher place
Usage: the up staircase; a general upward movement of fish
Similar words: ascending
Definition: moving or going or growing upward
Usage: the ascending plane; the ascending staircase; the ascending stems of chickweed
Synonyms: upward
Definition: directed up
Usage: the cards were face upward; an upward stroke of the pen
Similar words: up
Definition: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
Usage: 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