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ana- up or upward. [1/4 definitions]
arise to move upward. [1/4 definitions]
ascend to go upward; climb; rise. [2/5 definitions]
ascendant moving upward; rising; ascending. [1/4 definitions]
ascent an upward path or incline. [1/4 definitions]
breach to leap upward out of the water. [1/7 definitions]
caltrop a metal device with four sharp spikes set so that one of them always points upward, used to injure or hinder cavalry horses or vehicles with pneumatic tires. [1/2 definitions]
camber to arch or cause to arch upward slightly. [2/4 definitions]
cantle the rear supporting part of a saddle, usu. curved upward. [1/2 definitions]
chin in gymnastics, to pull (oneself) upward from a dangling position while grasping a horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar. [1/3 definitions]
clean and jerk a weightlifting movement in which the barbell is lifted from the floor and, in one continuous movement, raised over the head with the arms fully extended upward.
climb to move upward; go towards the top; ascend. [2/7 definitions]
climb in to step upward and get into (a vehicle).
cock2 to tilt to one side or to turn upward, esp. jauntily, alertly, or expectantly. [1/2 definitions]
cupola a small structure with a separate, usu. domed roof that projects upward from a building and is often used to house a bell, light, or the like. [1/2 definitions]
decumbent in botany, lying along the ground with the growing end turned upward. [1/2 definitions]
derrick a device for lifting and moving heavy loads, usu. consisting of a stationary mast and a rotating boom that projects upward from its base. [1/2 definitions]
dextrorse growing upward in a spiral from left to right, as many climbing plants. (Cf. sinistrorse.)
dorsiflexion flexion that moves a body part in the dorsal (upward) direction.
erect rigidly directed upward or outward; not limp. [1/7 definitions]
finial a decorative element that points upward from the end or top of something, as from an arch, a piece of furniture, or a lampshade.