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upward

/ˈʌpwəd/
noun
  1. The upper part; the top.

adjective
  1. Directed toward a higher place.

    "with upward eye; with upward course"

Synonymsupwards
adverb
  1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin

    "We ran upward"

  2. In the upper parts; above.

  3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

Synonymsup, upwards
Antonymsdown, downwards

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