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Go up has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

move upward

"The fog lifted"

"The smoke arose from the forest fire"

"The mist uprose from the meadows"

2

increase in value or to a higher point

"prices climbed steeply"

"the value of our house rose sharply last year"

3

move towards

"We were approaching our destination"

"They are drawing near"

"The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

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?"

6

burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire

"The hut burned down"

"The mountain of paper went up in flames"

7

travel up

"We ascended the mountain"

"go up a ladder"

"The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"

8

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go,‎ up.

Example Sentences
"The fog lifted" verb
"The smoke arose from the forest fire" verb
"The mist uprose from the meadows" verb
"prices climbed steeply" verb
"the value of our house rose sharply last year" verb
"We were approaching our destination" verb
"They are drawing near" verb
"The enemy army came nearer and nearer" verb
"New buildings are going up everywhere" verb
"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
go down fall
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
travel grow come rise burn
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
scend climb soar go up rocket bubble uplift chandelle steam rise bull drive up bear down on edge in close push scale escalade ramp mountaineer ride incinerate surface uprise
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up red up
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