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18 Verbs That Start With UP

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Word Definitions Synonyms
up (verb) raise
upbraid (verb) express criticism towards Synonyms: reproach
upchuck (verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth Synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, vomit, vomit up
upcycle (verb) To transform an old product into a newer and more expensive form with a different use
update (verb) modernize or bring up to date
(verb) bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data
(verb) bring up to date; supply with recent information
upend (verb) set, turn, or stand on end
(verb) become turned or set on end
upgrade (verb) to improve what was old or outdated
(verb) give better travel conditions to
(verb) get better travel conditions
(verb) rate higher; raise in value or esteem
(verb) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position Synonyms: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise
upheave (verb) lift forcefully from beneath
uphold (verb) stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
(verb) support against an opponent Synonyms: maintain
(verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last Synonyms: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve
upholster (verb) provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
uplift (verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism Synonyms: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up
(verb) lift up or elevate
(verb) lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
upload (verb) transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
upraise (verb) cause to become alive again Synonyms: raise, resurrect
uprise (verb) get up and out of bed Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, turn out
(verb) return from the dead Synonyms: resurrect, rise
(verb) move upward Synonyms: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise
(verb) come up, of celestial bodies Synonyms: ascend, come up, rise
(verb) rise to one's feet Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, stand up
(verb) rise up as in fear Synonyms: bristle, stand up
(verb) ascend as a sound
(verb) come into existence; take on form or shape Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up
uproot (verb) pull up by or as if by the roots Synonyms: deracinate, extirpate, root out
(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots Synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out
(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment Synonyms: deracinate
upset (verb) disturb the balance or stability of
(verb) defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
(verb) form metals with a swage Synonyms: swage
(verb) move deeply Synonyms: disturb, trouble
(verb) cause to lose one's composure Synonyms: discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune
(verb) cause to overturn from an upright or normal position Synonyms: bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over
upstage (verb) steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
(verb) move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
(verb) treat snobbishly, put in one's place
upvote (verb) To vote positively on a social media website

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