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Definition of Upward
1. Adjective. Directed up. "An upward stroke of the pen"
2. Adverb. Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position. "Upwardly mobile"
3. Adjective. Extending or moving toward a higher place. "A general upward movement of fish"
4. Adverb. To a later time. "From childhood upward"
Definition of Upward
1. adv. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward.
2. a. Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
3. n. The upper part; the top.
4. adv. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward.
5. a. Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
6. n. The upper part; the top.
Definition of Upward
1. Adverb. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. ¹
2. Adverb. In the upper parts; above. ¹
3. Adverb. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. ¹
4. Adverb. Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) The upper part; the top. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Upward
1. toward a higher place or position [adv] : UPWARDLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Upward
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