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Definitions

• Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
• To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
• To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
• To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
• (intensifier) thoroughly, completely.
• To or from one's possession or consideration.
• North.
• Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
• (rail transport) Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
• Aside, so as not to be in use.
• (sailing) Against the wind or current.
• (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
• (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
• (US) Without additional ice.
• (UK) To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.