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UP ON
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
Example:
up on the news
Synonyms:
abreast; au courant; au fait; up on
Classified under:
Similar:
informed (having much knowledge or education)
Context examples:
Many questions remain, such as if this process is replicated in human brains, and if catching up on sleep can reverse the damage.
(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
After a few seconds he rushed up on deck in his flannels.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Then I rose up on my curtainless bed, trembling and quivering; and then the still, dark night witnessed the convulsion of despair, and heard the burst of passion.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
In an instant Holmes had raced up on to the ridge, and, standing upon a lofty pinnacle, craned his neck in every direction.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"You call her up on the telephone and find out."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The farmer carried me under his arm to the cornfield, and set me up on a tall stick, where you found me.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Ah, father, said Hansel, I am looking at my little white cat, which is sitting up on the roof, and wants to say goodbye to me.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
This will be an ideal day to meet with friends after work or to have a friend set you up on a blind date with someone she thinks you’ll like.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Typically, it's caused by poor oral hygiene, which allows plaque, a sticky film of bacteria, to build up on the teeth.
(New Link Found between Alzheimer's & Gum Disease Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Yes, out it came, and away ran Polly, frightened to death, and scrambled up on Aunt's chair, calling out, 'Catch her! Catch her! Catch her!' as I chased the spider.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
