grossir

Phonetic: "/plʌmp/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To grow plump; to swell out.

Example: Her cheeks have plumped.

Definition: To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.

Example: to plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water

Definition: To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.

Example: to plump a stone into water

Definition: To give a plumper (kind of vote).

Definition: To give (a vote), as a plumper.

Definition: To favor or decide in favor of something.

Phonetic: "/plʌmp/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

Example: a plump baby; plump cheeks

Definition: Fat.

Definition: Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

Example: Up is a good way to go.

Definition: A positive thing.

Example: I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.

Definition: An upstairs room of a two story house.

Example: She lives in a two-up two-down.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To increase or raise.

Example: If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.

Definition: To promote.

Example: It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.

Definition: (usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.

Example: He just upped and quit.

Definition: To ascend; to climb up.

Definition: To upload.

Example: 100 new apps and games have just been upped.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Facing upwards.

Example: Put the notebook face up on the table.

Definition: On or at a physically higher level.

Example: The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.

Definition: Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.

Example: Where is the up escalator?

Definition: Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.

Example: The Christmas decorations are up.

Definition: Aloft.

Example: The kite is up!

Definition: Raised; lifted.

Example: Don't go into the living room just now – I've got the carpet up.

Definition: Built, constructed.

Example: Are the new buildings up yet?

Definition: Standing.

Example: The audience were up and on their feet.

Definition: Awake and out of bed.

Example: I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.

Definition: Riding the horse; mounted.

Definition: (of the sun or moon) Above the horizon, in the sky.

Example: It'll get warmer once the sun's up.

Definition: Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.

Example: My temperature is up this morning.

Definition: Indicating a larger or higher quantity.

Example: The barometer is up, so fine weather should be on the way.

Definition: Ahead; leading; winning.

Example: The home team were up by two goals at half-time.

Definition: Available; made public; posted.

Example: Is your new video up yet? I looked on the website, but I couldn't find it.

Definition: Finished, to an end

Example: Her contract is up next month, so it's time to negotiate another one.

Definition: In a good mood.

Example: I’m feeling up today.

Definition: (usually in the phrase up for) Willing; ready.

Example: If you are up for a trip, let’s go.

Definition: Next in a sequence.

Example: Smith is up to bat.

Definition: (not used attributively) Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up with.

Example: What is up with that project at headquarters?

Definition: (postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.

Example: AAKK = aces up

Definition: Well-informed; current.

Example: I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?

Definition: Functional; working.

Example: Is the server back up?

Definition: (of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.

Example: The London train is on the up line.

Definition: (bartending) Chilled and served without ice.

Example: A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.

Definition: Erect.

Definition: (graffiti) well-known; renowned

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

Example: I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.

Definition: To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.

Example: All day we climbed up and up.

Definition: To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.

Example: Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.

Definition: To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.

Example: A stranger came up and asked me for directions.

Definition: (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

Example: Can you sum up your research?

Definition: To or from one's possession or consideration.

Example: I picked up some milk on the way home.

Definition: North.

Example: I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.

Definition: Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

Example: He lives up by the railway station.

Definition: Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.

Definition: Aside, so as not to be in use.

Example: to lay up riches; put up your weapons

Definition: Against the wind or current.

Definition: (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.

Definition: Relatively close to the batsman.

Example: The bowler pitched the ball up.

Definition: (bartending) Without additional ice.

Example: Would you like that drink up or on ice?

Definition: (academia) To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.

Example: She's going up to read Classics this September.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Toward the top of.

Example: The cat climbed up the tree.

Definition: Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.

Example: I felt something crawling up my arm.

Definition: From south to north of.

Example: We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.

Definition: Further along (in any direction).

Example: Go up the street until you see the sign.

Definition: From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).

Example: He led an expedition up the Amazon.

Definition: Of a man: having sex with.

Example: Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.

Definition: At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).

Example: I'll see you later up the snooker club.