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In the English language, there is a two-letter word that has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is UP. It is listed in the dictionary as an adverb, preposition, adjective, noun, or verb! \u00a0 There are over 30 definitions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot claim total originality for what follows (I think variations of this have circulated before), but it sure is fun to explore for us word lovers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, it is easy to understand the word UP, meaning toward the sky or a higher position, but think about all the other ways we use this word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You wake UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At a meeting, topics come UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Political candidates are UP for election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your smile can brighten UP a room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You line UP for tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People speak UP or take UP a cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And if a person is speaking too softly, we ask them to \u201cspeak UP!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the right skill, you can fix UP the old car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is UP to someone at work to write UP a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You call UP your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please look UP your friends in your address book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, you can take UP with the wrong crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You work UP an appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At dinner time, you warm UP leftovers and then clean UP the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t forget to lock UP the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A disaster strikes, and you must pick UP the pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By clicking a thumbs-UP, you can say you \u201clike\u201d something online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the rain, we say the sky is clearing UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it has not rained for a while, we say it is drying UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bad kid in class always stirs UP trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You think UP excuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someone must open UP a store in the morning but remember to close it UP at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Pixar movie is called \u201cUp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time to wrap this UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, if you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time; but if you don\u2019t give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[This post ran over a decade ago, and I thought I\u2019d bring it UP again. Pun intended.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~~Steve Laube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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