go up
verb10 senses
- 1To move upwards.
- 2To be built or erected.
- 3To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.
- 4To be consumed by fire.
- 5To forget lines or blocks during public performance.
- 6To attend university.
- 7To be imprisoned.
- 8To appeal for a dismissal.
- 9To go bankrupt; to be ruined.
- 10Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, up.
1
To move upwards.
2
To be built or erected.
- There are new offices going up in town.
3
To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.
- Bananas have gone up because of a shortage.
4
To be consumed by fire.
- The building went up in smoke. Once the fire got out of the basement, the building went up in minutes.
5
To forget lines or blocks during public performance.
Performing arts
- The producer hopes nobody goes up opening night.
7
To be imprisoned.
- He went up in the spring.
8
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To appeal for a dismissal.
9
To go bankrupt; to be ruined.
10
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, up.
- Derived terms
- what goes up must come down