increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
Adjective
up -
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"
down not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down"
ascending moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
dormie,
dormy in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie three and still lost the match"
heavenward,
skyward directed toward heaven or the sky; "the soul in its heavenward flight"
risen (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon; "the risen sun"
sprouted (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground; "the corn is sprouted"
upbound heading in any direction that is conventionally up; "upbound shipping lanes"
upfield away from the defending teams' end of the playing field
up -
(used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"
functioning performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight"
up -
used up; "time is up"
up -
open; "the windows are up"
up -
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"
up -
extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
up -
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
downward,
downwardly,
downwards,
down spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
up -
to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"
up -
to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"
up -
to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
