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Definition of Go up
1. Verb. Move upward. "The mist uprose from the meadows"
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Scend, Surge, Climb, Climb Up, Mount, Soar, Soar Up, Soar Upwards, Surge, Zoom, Rocket, Skyrocket, Bubble, Uplift, Chandelle, Steam, Ascend, Come Up, Rise, Uprise
Derivative terms: Lift, Rise, Rise, Rising
Antonyms: Fall
Also: Rise Up
2. Verb. Increase in value or to a higher point. "The stock market is going to go up "; "The value of our house rose sharply last year"
Specialized synonyms: Soar, Bull
Generic synonyms: Grow
Derivative terms: Climbing, Rise
3. Verb. Move towards. "Sam and Sue go up"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Generic synonyms: Come, Come Up
Related verbs: Approach, Come Near
Specialized synonyms: Drive Up, Bear Down On, Bear Down Upon, Edge In, Edge Up, Close, Crowd, Push
Entails: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Derivative terms: Approach, Approach, Approachable
4. Verb. Be erected, built, or constructed. "New buildings are going up everywhere"
5. Verb. Go upward with gradual or continuous progress. "They go up up the hill"; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
Specialized synonyms: Scale, Escalade, Ramp, Mountaineer, Ride
Generic synonyms: Arise, Come Up, Lift, Move Up, Rise, Uprise
Derivative terms: Climb, Climb, Climber, Climber, Climber, Climber, Climbing, Mount, Mounter, Mounting
Also: Climb Down, Climb On
6. Verb. Burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire. "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
7. Verb. Travel up,. "The airplane is sure to go up "; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Come Up, Rise, Rise Up, Surface, Uprise
Derivative terms: Ascendable, Ascendant, Ascender, Ascension, Ascension, Ascensive, Ascent, Ascent
Antonyms: Descend
Definition of Go up
1. Verb. (transitive intransitive) to move upwards ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to be built or erected ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) to rise or increase ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) to be consumed by fire ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) to forget lines or blocks during public performance ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive British) To attend university. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Go Up
Literary usage of Go up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... and Nerissa go up R C. Lorenzo and Jessica go up L C. They all kiss and the
curtain falls. Antonio laughs. Do not have a dance: it is out of place ..."
2. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"... Fear not, neither be thou dismayed : take all the people of war with thee,
and arise, go up to Ai : see, 1 have given into thv hand the king oí' Ai, ..."
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