Phrase Hound found 209 phrases and 236 compound words that contain ups. The most common are listed below. Open ups in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 209
- ups and downsPeriods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.
- pop-upsplural of pop-up: Coming into view suddenly from a concealed position.
- close-upsplural of close-up: In near proximity.
- hold-upsplural of hold-up: To wait or delay.
- back-upsplural of back-up: To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
- big upsplural of big up: To increase one's muscle mass.
- break-upsplural of break-up (alternative spelling of breakups).
- build-upsplural of build-up: To erect; to construct.
- cover-upsplural of cover-up: To conceal or disguise.
- cut-upsplural of cut-up: To cut upward.
- one upsplural of one up: To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
- pick-upsplural of pick-up: To lift; to grasp and raise.
- power-upsplural of power-up: An item that alters the game in a positive way once that item is used.
- press-upsplural of press-up: Synonym of push-up (“exercise”).
- send-upsplural of send-up: A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
- start-upsplural of start-up: The act or process of starting a process or machine.
- top-upsplural of top-up: To refill (or recharge) something.
- turn-upsplural of turn-up: To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
- blow-upsplural of blow-up: Inflatable; able to be blown up.
- shape-upsplural of shape-up: To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.
- pin-upsplural of pin-up: A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.
- lock-upsplural of lock-up: To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- push-upsplural of push-up: Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size.
- sit-upsplural of sit-up: An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position. The degree of difficulty can be controlled by choosing from partial-range or full-range …
- pull-upsplural of pull-up: An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.
Compound words 236
- UPSerAn employee of UPS.
- groupsplural of group: A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
- upstateThe northern section of a state.
- backupsplural of backup: A reserve or substitute.
- pickupsplural of pickup: An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
- popupsplural of popup: Coming into view suddenly from a concealed position.
- matchupsplural of matchup: A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
- meetupsplural of meetup: An arranged informal meeting.
- lookupsplural of lookup: An attempt to retrieve data.
- closeupsplural of closeup: In near proximity.