go up
1. move upward (Freq. 19)
- The fog lifted
- The smoke arose from the forest fire
- The mist uprose from the meadows
• Syn:
rise, lift, arise, move up, come up, uprise
• Ant:
fall (for: rise)
• See Also:
rise up (for: rise)
• Derivationally related forms:
lift (for: lift), rise (for: rise), rising (for: rise)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
scend, surge, climb, climb up, mount,
soar, soar up, soar upwards, zoom, rocket, skyrocket,
bubble, uplift, chandelle, steam, rise, come up,
uprise, ascend
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. increase in value or to a higher point (Freq. 7)
- prices climbed steeply
- the value of our house rose sharply last year
• Syn:
rise, climb
• Derivationally related forms:
climbing (for: climb), rise (for: rise)
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Hyponyms:
soar, bull
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The stock market is going to go up
3. move towards (Freq. 4)
- We were approaching our destination
- They are drawing near
- The enemy army came nearer and nearer
• Syn:
approach, near, come on, draw near, draw close, come near
• Derivationally related forms:
approachable (for: approach), approach (for: approach)
• Hypernyms:
come, come up
• Hyponyms:
drive up, bear down on, bear down upon, edge in, edge up,
close, push, crowd
• Verb Group:
approach, come near
• Entailment:
advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
4. be erected, built, or constructed (Freq. 2)
- New buildings are going up everywhere
• Hypernyms:
rise, lift, arise, move up, come up, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. go upward with gradual or continuous progress (Freq. 2)
- Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
• Syn:
climb, climb up, mount
• See Also:
climb on (for: climb), climb down (for: climb)
• Derivationally related forms:
mount (for: mount), mounter (for: mount), mounting (for: mount), climb (for: climb), climber (for: climb), climbing (for: climb)
• Hypernyms:
rise, lift, arise, move up, come up, uprise
• Hyponyms:
scale, escalade, ramp, mountaineer, ride
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
6. burn completely;
be consumed or destroyed by fire (Freq. 1)
- The hut burned down
- The mountain of paper went up in flames
• Syn:
burn down, burn up
• Hypernyms:
burn, combust
• Hyponyms:
incinerate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
7. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
• Syn:
ascend
• Ant:
descend (for: ascend)
• Derivationally related forms:
ascendable (for: ascend), ascensive (for: ascend), ascendant (for: ascend), ascension (for: ascend), ascent (for: ascend), ascender (for: ascend)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
surface, come up, rise up, rise, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The airplane is sure to go up
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