What is "upped"

vb. (en-past of: up)

See up

1. adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: down]

2. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: improving]

3. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: up(a), upward(a)]

4. (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" [syn: up(p)]

5. open; "the windows are up"

6. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" [syn: up(p)]

7. used up; "time is up" [syn: up(p)]

8. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: astir(p), up(p)]

9. [also: upping, upped]

1. adv. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: upwards, upward, upwardly] [ant: down, down, down, down]

2. to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: down]

3. nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"

4. to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: down]

5. to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: upwards, upward]

6. [also: upping, upped]

1. v. raise; "up the ante"

2. [also: upping, upped]