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go up

 
Verb go up has 7 senses
  1. rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
    --1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. rise, go up, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
    --2 is one way to grow
    Sample sentence:
    The stock market is going to go up
  3. approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
    --3 is one way to come, come up
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  4. go up - be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"
    --4 is one way to
    rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  5. climb, climb up, mount, go up - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
    --5 is one way to rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  6. burn down, burn up, go up - burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
    --6 is one way to burn, combust
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  7. ascend, go up - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
    --7 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Sample sentence:
    The airplane is sure to go up
go to pot go to school go to sleep go to the brink go to the dogs go to the resue go to war go under go up go well go wild go with go wrong goa goa bean goa bean vine goa powder

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