■ verb
1》 go or come up (a slope, stairs, etc.).
↘rise or slope upwards.
↘(of a plant) grow up (a structure).
2》 move with effort into or out of somewhere.
3》 increase or rise in scale, value, or status.
4》 ( ~ down ) withdraw from a position taken up in argument or negotiation.
■ noun
1》 an instance of ~ing; an ascent.
↘a recognized route up a mountain or cliff.
2》 a rise in status or increase in value.
Phrases
be ~ing the walls informal feel frustrated and trapped.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
~ing noun
Origin
OE ~an , of W. Gmc origin; related to clay and cleave 2 .