| upheaval | (noun) disturbance usually in protest | Synonyms: agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil |
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| (noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | Synonyms: uplift, upthrow, upthrust |
| (noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) | Synonyms: Sturm und Drang, turbulence |
| (noun) a violent disturbance | Synonyms: convulsion, turmoil |
| upheave | (verb) lift forcefully from beneath | - |
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| uphill | (adjective) sloping upward | Synonyms: acclivitous, rising |
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| (noun) the upward slope of a hill | - |
| (adverb) upward on a hill or incline | - |
| (adverb) against difficulties | - |
| uphold | (verb) stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals | - |
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| (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 |
| upholder | (noun) someone who upholds or maintains | Synonyms: maintainer, sustainer |
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| upholster | (verb) provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers | - |
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| upholsterer | (noun) a craftsman who upholsters furniture | - |
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| upholstery | (noun) the craft of upholstering | - |
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| (noun) covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture | - |