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The correct spelling is ups.
How to pronounce ups
/ʌps/
nounIPA: /ʌps/
Say it like: Ups
The correct spelling is ups. The direction opposed to the pull of gravity. For example: "Up is a good way to go."
Usage Examples
“Up is a good way to go.”
“I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.”
“She lives in a two-up two-down.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
- 2.A positive thing.
- 3.An upstairs room of a two story house.
verb
- 1.To increase or raise.
- 2.To promote.
- 3.(usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.
- 4.To ascend; to climb up.
- 5.To upload.
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