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(adj) astir
out of bed
are they astir yet?; up by seven each morning
(adj) upward
extending or moving toward a higher place
the up staircase; a general upward movement of fish
(adj) improving
getting higher or more vigorous
its an up market; an improving economy
(adv) upward, upwardly, upwards
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
to a later time
they moved the meeting date up; from childhood upward