| uproot |
to pull up or tear out of the ground by the roots. [2 definitions] |
| upscale |
designating, relating to, or of people who are, or who are becoming, affluent. [2 definitions] |
| upset |
to tip over; overturn. [13 definitions] |
| upset the apple cart |
to spoil a plan or procedure; ruin something. |
| upsetting |
causing emotional or physical upset; disturbing; distressing. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| upside |
the upper side or part; top. [3 definitions] |
| upside down |
with the part that is normally underneath on top; inverted. [2 definitions] |
| upside-down cake |
a cake baked with fruit at the bottom, then turned over for serving. |
| upsilon |
the name of the twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet. [2 definitions] |
| upstage |
toward or in the rear part of the stage. [6 definitions] |
| upstairs |
on or toward an upper floor; up the stairs. [4 definitions] |
| upstanding |
standing erect or vertical. [2 definitions] |
| upstart |
one who has an exaggerated esteem of himself or herself. [4 definitions] |
| upstate |
the part of a state that is north or inland of the major city or port. [2 definitions] |
| upstream |
toward or near the origin of a stream or river; against the current. [3 definitions] |
| upstroke |
an upward stroke, as of a piston or pen. |
| upsurge |
to rise or increase, esp. greatly, rapidly, or violently; surge up. [2 definitions] |
| upsweep |
to sweep, curve, or slope upwards. [4 definitions] |
| upswept |
sloping or curving upward. |
| upswing |
an upward part of a movement, as of a pendulum or cycle. [3 definitions] |