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Unutterable (?), a. Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced; inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable anguish.
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Sighed and looked unutterable things. Thomson.
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-- Unutterableness, n. -- Unutterably, adv.
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Unvail (?), v. t. & i. See .
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Unvaluable (?), a. 1. Invaluable; being beyond price. [Obs.] South.
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2. Not valuable; having little value. [R.] T. Adams.
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Unvalued (?), a. 1. Not valued; not appraised; hence, not considered; disregarded; valueless; as, an unvalued estate. “Unvalued persons.” Shak.
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2. Having inestimable value; invaluable. [Obs.]
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The golden apples of unvalued price. Spenser.
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Unvariable (?), a. Invariable. Donne.
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Unveil (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + veil.] To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.
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Unveil, v. i. To remove a veil; to reveal one's self.
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Unveiler (?), n. One who removes a veil.
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Unveracity (?), n. Want of veracity; untruthfulness; as, unveracity of heart. Carlyle.
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Unvessel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vessel.] To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty. [Obs.] Ford.
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Unvicar (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vicar.] To deprive of the position or office a vicar. [R.] Strype.
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Unviolable (?), a. Inviolable.
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Unvisard (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vizard.] To take the vizard or mask from; to unmask. [Written also unvizard.] [Obs.] Milton.
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Unvisible (?), a. Invisible. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unvisibly, adv. Invisibly. [Obs.]
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Unvitiated (?), a. Not vitiated; pure.
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Unvoluntary (?), a. Involuntary. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Unvote (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vote.] To reverse or annul by vote, as a former vote. [R.] Bp, Burnet.
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Unvoweled (?), a. Having no vowel sounds or signs. [Written also unvowelled.] Skinner.
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Unvulgarize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vulgarize.] To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not vulgar. Lamb.
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Unvulnerable (?), a. Invulnerable. [Obs.]
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Unware (?), a. [AS. unwær unwary. See not, and .]
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1. Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one's guard. [Obs.] Chaucer. Fairfax.
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2. Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen. [Obs.]
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The unware woe of harm that cometh behind. Chaucer.
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-- Unwarely, adv. [Obs.] -- Unwareness, n. [Obs.]
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Unwares (?), adv. Unawares; unexpectedly; -- sometimes preceded by at. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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Unwarily (?), adv. In an unwary manner.
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Unwariness, n. The quality or state of being unwary; carelessness; heedlessness.
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Unwarm (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + warm.] To lose warmth; to grow cold. [R.]
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Unwarp (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + warp.] To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped.
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Unwarped (?), a. [Pref. un- not + warped.] Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial.
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Unwarrantable (?), a. Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. -- Unwarrantableness, n. -- Unwarrantably, adv.
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Unwarranted, a. Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
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Unwary (?), a. [Cf. .]
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1. Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
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2. Unexpected; unforeseen; unware. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Unwashed (?), a. Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.
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Unwashen (?), a. Not washed. [Archaic] “To eat with unwashen hands.” Matt. xv. 20.
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Unwayed (?), a. 1. Not used to travel; as, colts that are unwayed. [Obs.] Suckling.
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2. Having no ways or roads; pathless. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unwearied (?), a. Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not tiring or wearying; indefatigable. -- Unweariedly, adv. -- Unweariedness, n.
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Unweary (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + weary.] To cause to cease being weary; to refresh. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Unweave (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + weave.] To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been woven.
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Unwedgeable (?), a. Not to be split with wedges. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unweeting (?), a. [See not, and , .] Unwitting. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
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-- Unweetingly, adv. [Obs.] Milton.
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Unweighed (?), a. Not weighed; not pondered or considered; as, an unweighed statement.
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Unweighing (?), a. Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate. Shak.
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{ Unweld (?), Unweldy (?) }, a. Unwieldy; unmanageable; clumsy. [Obs.]
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Our old limbs move [may] well be unweld. Chaucer.
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Unwell (?), a. 1. Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.
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2. (Med.) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.
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☞ This word was formerly regarded as an Americanism, but is now in common use among all who speak the English language.
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Unwellness, n. Quality or state of being unwell.
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Unwemmed (?), a. Not blemished; undefiled; pure. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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With body clean and with unwemmed thought. Chaucer.
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Unwhole (?), a. [AS. unhāl. See not, and .] Not whole; unsound. [Obs.]
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Unwieldy (?), a. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. “A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old.” Clarendon.
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-- Unwieldily (#), adv. -- Unwieldiness, n.
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Unwild (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wild.] To tame; to subdue. [Obs. & R.] Sylvester.
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Unwill (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + will.] To annul or reverse by an act of the will. Longfellow.
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Unwilled (?), a. [1st pref. un- + will.] Deprived of the faculty of will or volition. Mrs. Browning.
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Unwilling (?), a. Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.
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And drop at last, but in unwilling ears,
This saving counsel, “Keep your piece nine years.” Pope.
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-- Unwillingly, adv. -- Unwillingness, n.
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Unwind (?), v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st , and to coil.]
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1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
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2. To disentangle. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Unwind, v. i. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
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Unwisdom (?), n. Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance.
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Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which could except to regulate private habits and manners by statute. J. A. Froude.
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Unwise (?), a. [AS. unwīs. See not, and , a.] Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.
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Unwisely, adv. [AS. unwīslice.] In an unwise manner; foolishly.
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Unwish (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wish.] To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing. [Obs.]
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Now thou hast unwished five thousand men. Shak.
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Unwist (?), a. 1. Not known; unknown. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
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2. Not knowing; unwitting. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unwit (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wit.] To deprive of wit. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unwit, n. [Pref. un- not + wit.] Want of wit or understanding; ignorance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unwitch (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + witch.] To free from a witch or witches; to fee from witchcraft. [R.] B. Jonson.
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Unwitting (?), a. Not knowing; unconscious; ignorant. -- Unwittingly, adv.
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Unwoman (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + woman.] To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex. [R.] R. Browning.
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Unwonder (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wonder.] To divest of the quality of wonder or mystery; to interpret; to explain. [R.] Fuller.
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Unwont (ŭnwŭnt), a. Unwonted; unused; unaccustomed. [Archaic] Sir W. Scott.
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Unwonted (ŭnwŭntĕd), a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton.
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2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. “Unwonted lights.” Byron.
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-- Unwontedly, adv. -- Unwontedness, n.
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Unwork (ŭnwûk), v. t. [1st pref. un- + work.] To undo or destroy, as work previously done.
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Unworldly (?), a. Not worldly; spiritual; holy. Hawthorne. -- Unworldliness (#), n.
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Unwormed (?), a. Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; -- said of a dog.
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Unworship (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + worship.] To deprive of worship or due honor; to dishonor. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unworship, n. [Pref. un- not + worship.] Lack of worship or respect; dishonor. [Obs.] Gower.
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Unworth (ŭnwûth), a. [AS. unweorð.] Unworthy. [Obs.] Milton.
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Unworth, n. Unworthiness. [R.] Carlyle.
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Unworthy (?), a. Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of. -- Unworthily (#), adv. -- Unworthiness, n.
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Unwrap (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wrap.] To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded. Chaucer.
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Unwray (?), v. t. See . [Obs.]
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Unwreathe (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wreathe.] To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed.
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Unwrie (?), v. t. [AS. onwreón; on- (see 1st ) + wreón to cover.] To uncover. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unwrinkle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wrinkle.] To reduce from a wrinkled state; to smooth.
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Unwrite (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + write.] To cancel, as what is written; to erase. Milton.
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Unwritten (?), a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements.
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2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper.
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Coloq. Unwritten doctrines (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. -- Coloq. Unwritten law . [Cf. L. lex non scripta.] That part of the law of England and of the United States which is not derived from express legislative enactment, or at least from any enactment now extant and in force as such. This law is now generally contained in the reports of judicial decisions. See Common law, under . -- Coloq. Unwritten laws , such laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. Such were the laws of the early nations of Europe.
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Unwroken (?), a. [See not, and .] Not revenged; unavenged. [Obs.] Surrey.
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Unyoke (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + yoke.]
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1. To loose or free from a yoke. “Like youthful steers unyoked, they take their courses.” Shak.
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2. To part; to disjoin; to disconnect. Shak.
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Unyoked (?), a. [In sense 1 pref. un- not + yoked; in senses 2 and 3 properly p. p. of unyoke.]
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1. Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
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2. Freed or loosed from a yoke.
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3. Licentious; unrestrained. [R.] Shak.
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Unyolden (?), a. Not yielded. [Obs.] “[By] force . . . is he taken unyolden.” Sir T. Browne.
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Unzoned (?), a. Not zoned; not bound with a girdle; as, an unzoned bosom. Prior.
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Up (ŭp), adv. [AS. up, upp, ūp; akin to OFries. up, op, D. op, OS. ūp, OHG. ūf, G. auf, Icel. & Sw. upp, Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to E. over. See .]
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1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.
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But up or down,
By center or eccentric, hard to tell. Milton.
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2. Hence, in many derived uses, specifically: --
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(a) 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.
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But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop. Num. xiv. 44.
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I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. Ps. lxxxviii. 15.
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Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye. Chaucer.
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We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of Christian indifference. Atterbury.
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(b) 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.
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And when the sun was up, they were scorched. Matt. xiii. 6.
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Those that were up themselves kept others low. Spenser.
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Helen was up -- was she? Shak.
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Rebels there are up,
And put the Englishmen unto the sword. Shak.
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His name was up through all the adjoining provinces, even to Italy and Rome; many desiring to see who he was that could withstand so many years the Roman puissance. Milton.
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Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms. Dryden.
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Grief and passion are like floods raised in little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly up. Dryden.
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A general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger was up. Addison.
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Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate. Longfellow.
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(c) 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.
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As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox to him. L'Estrange.
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(d) 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.
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☞ Some phrases of this kind are now obsolete; as, to spend up (Prov. xxi. 20); to kill up (B. Jonson).
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(e) Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.
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☞ Up is used elliptically for get up, rouse up, etc., expressing a command or exhortation. “Up, and let us be going.” Judg. xix. 28.
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Up, up, my friend! and quit your books,
Or surely you 'll grow double. Wordsworth.
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Coloq. It is all up with him , it is all over with him; he is lost. -- Coloq. The time is up , the allotted time is past. -- Coloq. To be up in , to be informed about; to be versed in. “Anxious that their sons should be well up in the superstitions of two thousand years ago.” H. Spencer. -- Coloq. To be up to . (a) To be equal to, or prepared for; as, he is up to the business, or the emergency. [Colloq.] (b) To be engaged in; to purpose, with the idea of doing ill or mischief; as, I don't know what he's up to. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. To blow up . (a) To inflate; to distend. (b) To destroy by an explosion from beneath. (c) To explode; as, the boiler blew up. (d) To reprove angrily; to scold. [Slang] -- Coloq. To bring up . See under , v. t. -- Coloq. To come up with . See under , v. i. -- Coloq. To cut up . See under , v. t. & i. -- Coloq. To draw up . See under , v. t. -- Coloq. To grow up , to grow to maturity. -- Coloq. Up anchor (Naut.), the order to man the windlass preparatory to hauling up the anchor. -- Coloq. Up and down . (a) First up, and then down; from one state or position to another. See under , adv.

Fortune . . . led him up and down. Chaucer.
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(b) (Naut.) Vertical; perpendicular; -- said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut. Totten. -- Coloq. Up helm (Naut.), the order given to move the tiller toward the upper, or windward, side of a vessel. -- Coloq. Up to snuff . See under . [Slang] -- Coloq. What is up? What is going on? [Slang]
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Up, prep. 1. From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of.
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In going up a hill, the knees will be most weary; in going down, the thihgs. Bacon.
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2. 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.
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3. Upon. [Obs.] “Up pain of death.” Chaucer.
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Up, 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. [Colloq.]
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Coloq. Ups and downs , alternate states of elevation and depression, or of prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.]
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They had their ups and downs of fortune. Thackeray.
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Up, a. Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.
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Upas (ūpȧs), n. [Malay pūhn-ūpas; pūhn a tree + ūpas poison.]
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1. (Bot.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is deleterious. Called also bohun upas.
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