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[ verb ] move upward
Examples "The fog lifted" "The smoke arose from the forest fire" "The mist uprose from the meadows" Used in print (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)I decided I hated the Pedersen kid too , dying in our kitchen while I was away where I could n't watch , dying just to entertain Hans and making me go_up snapping steps and down a drafty hall , Pa lumped under the covers at the end like dung covered with snow , snoring and whistling . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)Linda_Kay felt_like going_off to the bedroom to cry ; but they were going_up to the Big_House after supper , and she had_to put_on a clean dress and fix her hair a_little . |
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[ verb ] move towards
Examples "We were approaching our destination" "They are drawing near" "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)It really ought to be rebuilt , and he determined to go_up and talk to the city banks about this . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)He watched the girl until she had gone_into the trees , and waited until he could n't hear the sound of her horse any longer , then went_up to where the children were sleeping . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)One woman - she could have been either English or American - went_up to him and said , ' But you are the foreigners '' ' . |
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[ verb ] be erected, built, or constructed
Examples "New buildings are going up everywhere" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)And wherever the new thruways go_up their banks are lined by neat glass and metal and colored brick light industry . Related terms |
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[ verb ] go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Examples "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)White 's arm went_up and Warren raised his own . |
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[ verb ] burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
Examples "The hut burned down" "The mountain of paper went up in flames" Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)If someone were to drop a match in here , this place would go_up like a haystack '' . Related terms |
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