so many meanings...! when we awake in the morning why do we wake up? at a meeting why does a topic come up? why do we speak up?and why are officers up for election, and why is it up to the secretaryto write up a report. we call up our friends, and we brighten up a room, polish up we warm up we stand up and clean up. we lock up, and fix up the car. we stir up trouble, line up for tickets,work up an appetite,think up excuses, and be dressed up.we open up, we close up, sometimes mixed up girls put on make up and now i am up to the limit, if you dont like me lets kiss and make up xxxx
2007-04-20 10:38:37 · 10 answers · asked by Ken M 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
and you never give up,lollollol,only kidding.it does have lots of meanings.
2007-04-20 10:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by LYNDA M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you think that one's good, go find a copy of the OED (that's the big 20 issue Oxford English Dictionary) and look up "set". Now that's a little word with a lot of meaning.
Interestingly (or not), my name - Sally - is a word in itself, with a 4-page entry in the OED. Most people don't even know it's a word.
2007-04-21 05:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Toilet Duck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I am a geek I looked it up. According to my Collins dictionary there are only five actual meanings of up and therefore all the others must be variations of these (but I get your point). These are:
1. Indicating movement to or position at a higher place
2. Indicating readiness, intensity, or completeness
3. Of a high or higher position
4. Out of bed
5. Increase or raise
How strange, you would expect more.
2007-04-20 19:59:51 · answer #3 · answered by Need2know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fed 'up' with people asking 'up'to the minute questions about what's 'up' with little words.'Up'to now the majority of people just put 'up' with things like that, without the fear of being 'up'staged by other people being e'up'horic, in the knowledge they have one 'up' on other people who are not 'up' to the standard that should have been attained by keeping 'up' with school work.
I could go on, but I am 'up' to the gun wails (sp.?) in beer, but not 'up' to the lugs in debt, and I won't end 'up' trying to make 'up' excuses as to why I should give 'up' typing.
That's it, packing 'up' now 'cos wife has just said she is ready to go 'up' to bed, and it's 'up' to her in the end.
That is my contribution for the evening. Like it or lump it , it's 'up' to you.!!!!
2007-04-20 20:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by mal g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you've got your medication mixed up.
2007-04-21 14:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by J S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple....its called LIFE....love it and live on
2007-04-20 17:48:19 · answer #6 · answered by millerman022002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do you want to end up?
2007-04-20 18:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just give UP on you up there
2007-04-20 18:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sums it up.
2007-04-20 17:43:41 · answer #9 · answered by MONK 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
uhhhh huhhhhh ... :/
2007-04-20 17:46:04 · answer #10 · answered by mrs sexy pants 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋