3up preposition
1 : to, toward, or at a higher point on (something)
▪ He climbed up the ladder. ▪ She had to walk her bike up the hill. ▪ The bathroom is up the stairs. 2 : along the course or path of (something)
▪ Go up the street/road and turn left. ▪ We walked up the street to meet them. ▪ They live just up the block from us. ▪ I paddled the canoe up the river. ▪ The ship sailed up the coast. ▪ Her office is all the way up the hall on the right. ▪ He paced up and down the hall, waiting for news about his wife's operation.
▪ He climbed up the ladder. ▪ She had to walk her bike up the hill. ▪ The bathroom is up the stairs.
▪ Go up the street/road and turn left. ▪ We walked up the street to meet them. ▪ They live just up the block from us. ▪ I paddled the canoe up the river. ▪ The ship sailed up the coast. ▪ Her office is all the way up the hall on the right. ▪ He paced up and down the hall, waiting for news about his wife's operation.
up the creek (without a paddle) — see creek
up the wazoo — see wazoo
up until or up till
: during the time or period before
▪ Up until now, everything has gone very well.
▪ Up until now, everything has gone very well.
up yours
slang, offensive — used as a rude reply to someone who has annoyed or angered you
