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Verb go up has 7 senses
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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