Found 1 items, similar to go up.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: go up
go up
v 1: move upward;
“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:
descend]
2: increase in value or to a higher point;
“prices climbed
steeply”;
“the value of our house rose sharply last year”
[syn:
rise,
climb]
3: move towards;
“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]
4: be erected, built, or constructed;
“New buildings are going
up everywhere”
5: go upward with gradual or continuous progress;
“Did you ever
climb up the hill behind your house?” [syn:
climb,
climb up
,
mount]
6: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire;
“The hut
burned down”;
“The mountain of paper went up in flames”
[syn:
burn down,
burn up]
7: travel up,
“We ascended the mountain”;
“go up a ladder”;
“The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope” [syn:
ascend]
[ant:
descend]