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Definition of 'go up'

Verb

  1. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
       Synonyms: rise lift arise move up come up uprise
       Antonyms: descend fall go down come down
  2. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
       Synonyms: rise climb
  3. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
       Synonyms: approach near come on draw near draw close come near
  4. be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"
  5. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
       Synonyms: climb climb up mount
  6. burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
       Synonyms: burn down burn up
  7. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
       Synonyms: ascend
       Antonyms: descend fall go down come down


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