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up(7) (iou)



up verb. Infl. -pp-. M16.
[from UP adverb1, adjective2.]
I. verb trans.
Take up and mark (a swan, esp. on the River Thames) with a mark of ownership. Long chiefly in swan-upping s.v. SWAN noun. M16.
Form or compose of something. rare. Only in M17.
With it: move upwards. rare. Only in M18.
Lift or put up; esp. raise (a weapon etc.), preparatory to use. L19.
J. Marquand Sitting in front of her mirror, upping her hair. D. Norden Everybody was uttering cheers and upping their glasses.
Nautical. Place (the helm or tiller) so as to carry the rudder to windward. Also, pull in (a trawl-net). L19.
Raise in value or status; spec. (a) Cards raise (a bid, stake, etc.); (b) colloq. increase (a price, production, etc.); (c) colloq. promote (a person) to a higher rank or position. E20.
D. Johnson They were upping my voltage. G. Naylor Them developers upped the price.
II. verb intrans.
Rise to one's feet; get up from a sitting or recumbent posture; get out of bed. Now chiefly fig. (colloq.), begin, esp. abruptly or boldly, to say or do something (usu. foll. by and). M17.
C. H. Sorley Suddenly the division ups and marches to Aldershot. A. Sillitoe Suddenly upping and saying he was getting married, without having mentioned..it before. P. Marshall She just ups and leaves, ruining the trip.
Foll. by with:
a. Disclose or relate (a story etc.). rare. Only in E18.
b. Lift or pick up; esp. raise (a weapon etc.) preparatory to use. colloq. M18.
H. Newland Had he upped with his pilgrim-staff and broken the man's heretical head.
c. Nautical. Place (the helm or tiller) so as to carry the rudder to leeward. M19.
Move upwards; rise, ascend. E19.