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Photography and film term referring to framing a shot
A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person
Close-up
American television sports program
Up Close is an American sports interview show that aired on ESPN+ in 2021 and had aired on ESPN from 1981 to 2001. The program debuted in 1981 on USA Network
Up_Close
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up close in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Close may refer to: Close (Kim Wilde album), 1988 Close (Marvin Sapp album), 2017 Close (Sean Bonniwell
Close
1996 film by Jon Avnet
Up Close & Personal is a 1996 American romantic drama film directed by Jon Avnet from a screenplay written by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne. It stars
Up_Close_&_Personal_(film)
President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998
and financial consultancies that were given to individuals and companies close to him. Among the deals tied to IPP projects were insurance contracts in
Fidel_V._Ramos
American civic education nonprofit
The Close Up Foundation is an American nonprofit civic education organization based in Arlington, Virginia. Stephen A. Janger founded it in 1971 to run
Close_Up_Foundation
American brand of toothpaste
Close-Up is an American brand of toothpaste launched in 1967 by Unilever as the first gel toothpaste. The brand is marketed worldwide by Unilever and licensed
Close-Up_(toothpaste)
1990 film by Abbas Kiarostami
Close-Up (Persian: کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک, Klūzāp, nemā-ye nazdīk) is a 1990 Iranian docufiction written, directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami. The film
Close-Up_(1990_film)
2023 television series
Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory is a 2023 television series with 6 episodes produced by National Geographic for streaming on Disney+. It has been
Animals_Up_Close
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up up close and personal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Up Close and Personal or variants may refer to: Up Close & Personal (film), a 1996 film
Up_Close_and_Personal
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up close up or close-up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A close-up is tightly framed image of a person or an object. Close-Up or Close Up may
Close_up_(disambiguation)
2004 video by Shania Twain
Up! Close and Personal is the fourth live video album by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, and produced by team composed
Up!_Close_and_Personal
2011 concert tour by Janet Jackson
Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour was the sixth concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It showcased her sophomore compilation
Number Ones, Up Close and Personal
Number_Ones,_Up_Close_and_Personal
'Til Tuesday song
"Coming Up Close" is a song by American band 'Til Tuesday, which was released in 1986 as the second and final single from their second studio album Welcome
Coming_Up_Close
American vocal group
28, 2005. Following the release of the single, they embarked on their Up Close & Personal Tour in March. "Incomplete" peaked at number 13 on the U.S.
Backstreet_Boys
Topics referred to by the same term
Up Close and Personal Tour may refer to: Up Close and Personal Tour (Guns N' Roses), a tour by Guns N' Roses Up Close & Personal Tour (Backstreet Boys)
Up_Close_and_Personal_Tour
Topics referred to by the same term
Up Close was an ESPN TV series 1981–2001. Up Close may also refer to: Up Close (Eric Johnson album) Up Close (Gina Jeffreys album) Up Close (Jesse McCartney
Up_Close_(disambiguation)
Secondary lens used to enable macro photography
In photography, a close-up lens (sometimes referred to as close-up filter or a macro filter) is a simple secondary lens used to enable macro photography
Close-up_lens
American TV personality, actress, and writer
television personality, actress, writer, and producer, known as the host of Up Close with Carrie Keagan, Big Morning Buzz Live on VH1 and for her appearances
Carrie_Keagan
Magic performed in an intimate setting
Close-up magic (also known as table magic or micromagic) is magic performed in an intimate setting usually no more than 3 meters (10 feet) from one's audience
Close-up_magic
Up Close and Dangerous is a half-hour series, produced by NHNZ Ltd. and aired on Animal Planet, profiling each episode three wildlife photographers and
Up_Close_and_Dangerous
1950 film by Billy Wilder
a film again. She then says, "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up," and approaches the camera. William Holden as Joe Gillis (Joseph C. Gillis)
Sunset_Boulevard_(film)
Indian actor (born 2000)
12 April 2025. "Just to see Mammootty up close I became a junior artiste: Naslen". Just to see Mammootty up close I became a junior artiste: Naslen. Retrieved
Naslen
2014 box set by Suzanne Vega
Close-Up Series is a 2014 CD box set from Suzanne Vega. It collects the four Close-Up acoustic albums that Vega produced from 2010 to 2012 as well as
Close-Up_Series
American actress (born 1947)
with the nonprofit encouragement singing group Up With People. During her time in Up With People, Close organized a small singing group called the Green
Glenn_Close
American painter (1940–2021)
Charles Thomas Close (July 5, 1940 – August 19, 2021) was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealist and
Chuck_Close
Literary magazine (1927–1933)
Close Up was an influential literary magazine devoted to film, published by the Pool Group between 1927 and 1933. "It was the brain child of Kenneth Macpherson
Close_Up_(magazine)
2001 thriller film by Sean S. Cunningham
XCU: Extreme Close Up is a 2001 thriller film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and starring Susan Egan, Sarah Chalke, Jay Michael Ferguson, Reggie Lee, and
XCU:_Extreme_Close_Up
2010 studio album by Eric Johnson
Up Close is Eric Johnson's sixth studio album, released on December 7, 2010. It is Johnson's first studio release since his 2005 album Bloom. The album
Up_Close_(Eric_Johnson_album)
1972 studio album by Tom Jones
Tom Jones Close Up is a studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in 1972 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada).
Tom_Jones_Close_Up
British street dance troupe
Mix Limitless The Reboot (2014) The Exclusive Tour – Up Close and Personal (2015) Butlins – Up Close and Personal (2015) Genesis (2017) Dick Whittington
Diversity_(dance_troupe)
American actress (born 1964)
(1989). She had secondary roles in films Frankie and Johnny (1991) and Up Close & Personal (1996) starring her sister, and well as Falling Down (1993)
Dedee_Pfeiffer
Street. They released one album to gold sales in the US, before breaking up in 2002. Two years later, he signed with Hollywood Records and launched as
Jesse_McCartney_discography
1973 American film
Extreme Close-Up is a 1973 film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by Michael Crichton. It deals with privacy in an ever growing technological age
Extreme_Close-Up_(film)
2000 book by Robert S. Griffin
The Fame of a Dead Man's Deeds: An Up-Close Portrait of White Nationalist William Pierce is a biography of William Luther Pierce, the leader of the white
The Fame of a Dead Man's Deeds
The_Fame_of_a_Dead_Man's_Deeds
American actor (born 1947)
Amigos (1986), The Godfather Part III (1990), Forget Paris (1995), and Up Close and Personal (1996). He starred in the television series First Monday (2002)
Joe_Mantegna
Episode of UFO
"Close Up" is the eleventh episode aired of the first series of UFO – a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth
Close_Up_(UFO)
1996 compilation album by 'Til Tuesday
Coming Up Close: A Retrospective is a compilation culled from the works of 'Til Tuesday. It was released on September 24, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The
Coming Up Close: A Retrospective
Coming_Up_Close:_A_Retrospective
American radio host and rapper (born 1971)
remix for Lil' Kim's "Not Tonight" (1996). She later released two albums, Up Close and Personal (2001) and Animal House (2002), before retiring in 2003 to
Angie_Martinez
American police drama TV series (2005–2012)
The Closer is an American police procedural television series starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief
The_Closer
(2006) Untamed China with Nigel Marven (2011) Untamed & Uncut (2008–10) Up Close and Dangerous (2006) Uptown Otters (2022) Venom 911 (2004) Venom ER (2004)
List of Animal Planet original programming
List_of_Animal_Planet_original_programming
American actor (born 1944)
Abramovitch, Seth (May 7, 2018). ""Lines Got Blurred": Jeffrey Tambor and an Up-Close Look at Harassment Claims on 'Transparent'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived
Jeffrey_Tambor
2025 film by Rian Johnson
missing inheritance. The ensemble cast also includes Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott
Wake_Up_Dead_Man
American actress (born 1944)
Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else
Stockard_Channing
American singer (born 1989)
further promote the album, Brown began his major co-headlining tour, The Up Close and Personal Tour. Due to the tour, production for his next album was pushed
Chris_Brown
2011 Indian TV series or programme
Up Close & Personal with PZ is an Indian celebrity-based chat show hosted by Preity Zinta and produced by Red Chillies Idiot Box and broadcast on UTV Stars
Up_Close_&_Personal_with_PZ
Canadian television series
Summer Close-Up is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television in 1977. Episodes consisted of a mix of public affairs content
Summer_Close-Up
American actor (1948–2014)
Sands and Mr. Trask in Scent of a Woman (all in 1992), John Merino in Up Close & Personal, Albert Nimziki in Independence Day, Charlie Reynolds in My
James_Rebhorn
2001 studio album by Angie Martinez
Up Close and Personal is the debut studio album by American rapper Angie Martinez. It was released by Elektra Records on April 17, 2001 in the United States
Up Close and Personal (Angie Martinez album)
Up_Close_and_Personal_(Angie_Martinez_album)
1993 Japanese TV series or program
Close-up Gendai (クローズアップ現代, kurozu appu gendai), also known as Today's Close-Up, is a current affairs television programme produced by the Japanese public
Close-up_Gendai
1975 single by Johnny Rodriguez
"'Just Get Up and Close the Door" is a song written by Linda Hargrove, and recorded by Johnny Rodriguez. It was released in April 1975 as the first single
Just Get Up and Close the Door
Just_Get_Up_and_Close_the_Door
Canadian musician (b. 1947)
After an extended break from recording, Cummings released the live album Up Close and Alone in 1997, featuring songs from throughout his career performed
Burton_Cummings
2004 New Zealand TV programme
Close Up was a half-hour-long New Zealand current affairs programme produced by TVNZ. The programme aired at 7 pm weeknights (straight after One News)
Close_Up_(TV_programme)
Chinese long range air-to-air missile
Thomas (January 27, 2026). "China's Massive PL-17 Air-To-Air Missile Seen Up Close". The War Zone. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026. Retrieved June
PL-17
American television series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter is an American entertainment talk show television series co-produced by Penske Media and AMC Networks. It premiered
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close_Up_with_The_Hollywood_Reporter
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up closer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Closer or Closers may refer to: Closer (2000 film), a documentary by Tina Gharavi Closer (2004 film)
Closer
2002 Filipino TV series or program
Up Close and Personal with Marissa del Mar is a Philippine television public affairs show broadcast by IBC. Hosted by Marissa Del Mar, it aired from 2002
Up Close and Personal (talk show)
Up_Close_and_Personal_(talk_show)
2022 non-fiction book by Jiwan Parajuli
The non-fiction book Close-up is a 2022 book authored by Jiwan Parajuli, based on the dimensions and characters of Nepali films. The book has successfully
Close-Up_(book)
2012 concert tour by Guns N' Roses
Up Close and Personal Tour was a 2012 North American and European concert tour by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. On January 20, guitarist Bumblefoot
Up Close and Personal Tour (Guns N' Roses)
Up_Close_and_Personal_Tour_(Guns_N'_Roses)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up closing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Closing may refer to: Closing (law), a closing argument, a summation Closing (real estate), the final
Closing
1919 film by Walter Edwards
The Final Close-Up is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and written by Royal Brown and Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars
The_Final_Close-Up
1974 compilation album by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Close Up the Honky-Tonks is a compilation double-LP by country rock band The Flying Burrito Brothers, which was released in 1974. By this time, the Flying
Close_Up_the_Honky_Tonks
1996 Italian film
Opening Day of Close-Up (Italian: Il giorno della prima di Close Up) is a 1996 Italian short film directed by Nanni Moretti. It was screened out of competition
Opening_Day_of_Close-Up
1957 Australian television film
Killer in Close-Up is a blanket title covering four live television drama plays produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1957 and 1958. It
Killer_in_Close-Up
2012 studio album by Suzanne Vega
Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family is the eleventh studio album by New York–based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega . The album consists of re-recordings
Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family
Close-Up_Vol._4,_Songs_of_Family
Casino hotel in Paradise, Nevada
Newton's 'Up Close and Personal' at Bally's". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Miller, Ken (May 27, 2016). "Get up close and personal
Horseshoe_Las_Vegas
American gospel and R&B singer (born 1962)
1995, BeBe and CeCe split up to pursue solo careers. But in 2009, they did the album Still together. On it was the song "Close to You," which won a Dove
BeBe_Winans
American actor (born 1964)
known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series The Closer and its spinoff Major Crimes, as well as his recurring role as drug lord
Raymond_Cruz
English actor, comedian and television presenter (born 1973)
School. It was from his school days in Farnworth that McGuinness formed his close friendship with fellow Bolton comedian Peter Kay. McGuinness made his television
Paddy_McGuinness
Physical combat at close range
Close-quarters battle (CQB), also called close-quarters combat (CQC), is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged (typically
Close-quarters_battle
1966 book by Hunter S. Thompson
Thompson, published in 1966 by Random House. It was widely lauded for its up-close and uncompromising look at the Hells Angels motorcycle club, during a time
Hell's_Angels_(book)
1996 studio album by Gina Jeffreys
Up Close is the second studio album by Australian country singer Gina Jeffreys. It was released in July 1996 and became Jeffreys’ first top ten album after
Up Close (Gina Jeffreys album)
Up_Close_(Gina_Jeffreys_album)
2006 studio album by Vicki Genfan
Up Close & Personal is Vicki Genfan's third available release. The double CD features the first disk of original instrumentals, titled Up Close, and a
Up Close & Personal (Vicki Genfan album)
Up_Close_&_Personal_(Vicki_Genfan_album)
2011 mobile operating system
volume-up button". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2017. Caldwell, Serenity (October 12, 2011). "Up close with
IOS_5
1992 video by Kiss
X-treme Close Up features the history, facts and stories of American hard rock band Kiss, up to the time of filming in 1992. The video features vintage
X-treme_Close-Up
Soviet pilot who defected to the West (1947–2023)
Intelligence at the time, called the opportunity to examine the plane up close an "intelligence bonanza" for the West. Belenko later became a U.S. aerospace
Viktor_Belenko
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up close, but no cigar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Close but No Cigar may refer to: "Close but No Cigar" (Thomas Dolby song), a song from
Close_but_No_Cigar
1977 science fiction film by Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind
2005 Bangladeshi reality television programme
Close Up-1: Tomakei Khujchhey Bangladesh is a Bangladeshi reality television programme similar to American Idol and the rest of the Idol series. The final
CloseUp1
1961 studio album by The Kingston Trio
Close-Up is the eleventh album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1961 (see 1961 in music). (The Capitol Years gives the release
Close-Up (The Kingston Trio album)
Close-Up_(The_Kingston_Trio_album)
Opera company in the UK
OperaUpClose is a national touring opera company, led by Artistic Director Flora McIntosh, The company was founded in 2009 to produce its début production
OperaUpClose
2018 concert series by Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande: The Sweetener Sessions in the United States, and Capital Up Close Presents Ariana Grande in the United Kingdom) was a brief four-show promotional
The_Sweetener_Sessions
American television series
we should be thinking of a sign'." Stern and Feldman came up with the title, This Close, as a translation for a sign that's "your index finger and your
This_Close
2009 live album by Mary Wilson
Up Close: Live from San Francisco is a live set of standards/cover songs recorded at the Empire Plush Room at The York Hotel in San Francisco. The concert
Up Close: Live from San Francisco
Up_Close:_Live_from_San_Francisco
Prop used in pornographic films
filmmaking, typically in pornographic films. The stunt cock is typically filmed up close so as not to identify its bearer, the goal being to deceive the viewer
Stunt_cock
2000 studio album by Westlife
album, World of our Own (2001). A video album, titled Coast to Coast – Up Close and Personal, was released on 27 November 2000. It peaked at number one
Coast to Coast (Westlife album)
Coast_to_Coast_(Westlife_album)
Species of mammal
hare survives with shortened ears and limbs, a small nose, fat that makes up close to 20% of its body, and a thick coat of fur. It usually digs holes in the
Arctic_hare
Film by Nick Willing
Doctor Sleep, also known as Close Your Eyes and Hypnotic, is a 2002 British thriller film directed by Nick Willing, based on the novel of the same name
Doctor_Sleep_(2002_film)
Canadian film and television actor
‘Suits’ stint" by Debra Yeo at www.thestar.com "Call Me Fitz comes up big at Geminis" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca Joshua Close at IMDb v t e
Joshua_Close
Battalion of the Australian Army
having sub-units located in Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane, the then 1st Close Health Battalion (1CHB) was raised as 1 HB and fell under the command of
1st Health Battalion (Australia)
1st_Health_Battalion_(Australia)
2009 studio album by Judith Durham
Up Close and Personal is the ninth studio album (tenth included the co-credit on Future Road) by Australian recording artist Judith Durham. The album was
Up Close and Personal (Judith Durham album)
Up_Close_and_Personal_(Judith_Durham_album)
Moon of Saturn
named after the Titaness Dione in Greek mythology. Dione was first imaged up-close by the Voyager 1 space probe in 1980. Later, the Cassini spacecraft made
Dione_(moon)
1999 video game
Close Combat III: The Russian Front is a 1999 computer wargame developed by Atomic Games and published by Microsoft. It is the third game in the Close
Close Combat III: The Russian Front
Close_Combat_III:_The_Russian_Front
1978 studio album by The Outsiders
Close Up is the second and final studio album by English punk band the Outsiders, which would later evolve into the Sound. It was released in 1978 by record
Close Up (The Outsiders album)
Close_Up_(The_Outsiders_album)
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
to the volcanic nature of the surface. Since the surface was first seen up close by Voyager 1, the International Astronomical Union has approved 249 names
Io_(moon)
British rock band
(2007, V2 Records) – "Up Close and Personal" From Here on Out (2021) ""Joel Cadbury"". Retrieved 13 May 2025. When South split up in 2008... "JAMIE MCDONALD
South_(band)
Dense arrangement of congruent spheres in an infinite, regular arrangement
In geometry, close-packing of equal spheres is a dense arrangement of congruent spheres in an infinite, regular arrangement (or lattice). Carl Friedrich
Close-packing of equal spheres
Close-packing_of_equal_spheres
English singer-songwriter
extended play Caught Up on 14 April 2017. In July 2017, she signed a record deal with Parlophone Records, but was dropped in 2018. Close then began releasing
Sarah_Close
2003 video by Shania Twain
Up! Live in Chicago is the third live video album by Canadian singer Shania Twain. Directed and produced by Beth McCarthy-Miller, the concert was held
Up!_Live_in_Chicago
Flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae used for mustard
leaves are used for culinary purposes. Mustard field Flower Flower close-up Close-up of black mustard seeds (each about 2–3 mm in diameter) Bangladeshi
Mustard_plant
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Girl/Female
Biblical
Held up.
Biblical
hanging up; heaping up
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Grown Up
Girl/Female
Biblical
Hanging up, heaping up.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Lifted up.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Flying Up
Boy/Male
Hindu
Ascending, Climbing up
Biblical
held up
Girl/Female
British, English
Growing Up
Boy/Male
Muslim
Young, Grown up
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ascending, Climbing up
Girl/Female
Arabic
Going Up
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Growing Up
Boy/Male
Native American
Looks up.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Growing up, Youth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lighted up
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Lighted Up
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Lighting Up
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hebrew
Raised Up
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Up Coming
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named with Middle English heghen, a weak plural of hegh, from Old English (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’. See also Haynes.English : from the Middle English personal name Hain, Heyne. This is derived from the Germanic personal name Hagano, originally a byname meaning ‘hawthorn’. It is found in England before the Conquest, but was popularized by the Normans. In the Danelaw, it may be derived from Old Norse Hagni, Hǫgni (see Hagan), a Scandinavianized version of the same name.English : nickname for a wretched individual, from Middle English hain(e), heyne ‘wretch’, ‘niggard’.German : topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of enclosed pastureland, Middle High German hage(n) (see Hagen 1), hain, or a habitational name from a place named Hain, from this word.German : from the Germanic personal name Hagin, originally a byname from the same element as in 2 above.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Khaye ‘life’ + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American German Spanish
Wise protector.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ahinjita | அஹீநà¯à®œà¯€à®¤à®¾
Boy/Male
Muslim
A prophets name
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Battle Field; Open Space
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German
Born at Christmas; Winter Solstice; Of Christmas Time
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Faolán, FILLIN means "little wolf."
Girl/Female
Hindi
Ford.
Girl/Female
Hindu
New
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Muslim
Exalted
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prep.
From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of.
n.
A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train.
a.
Arranged; plotted; -- in a bad sense; as, a put-up job.
adv.
To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent.
v. t.
To close up.
n.
General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc.
n.
The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
a.
Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.
adv.
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; -- usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements.
adv.
In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up.
adv.
From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
prep.
From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson.
adv.
Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.
adv.
Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.
prep.
Upon.
n.
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
n.
Disruption; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of an assembly or dinner party; a break-up of the government.
n.
Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up.
n.
Same as Tip-up.