"UP" meaning in English

See UP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} UP
  1. Initialism of Upper Peninsula. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Upper Peninsula
    Sense id: en-UP-en-name-d0ImMeNI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 13 7 8 21 19 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 12 7 6 19 15 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 12 7 4 19 16 0 8 0
  2. (religion) Initialism of United Presbyterian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: United Presbyterian
    Sense id: en-UP-en-name-iapv5~cD Categories (other): Religion Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. Initialism of Uttar Pradesh: a state of India. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Uttar Pradesh (extra: a state of India) Categories (place): Places in India
  4. (software) Initialism of Unified Process. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Unified Process
    Sense id: en-UP-en-name-d7wZ7kp2 Categories (other): Software Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  5. (Philippines) Initialism of University of the Philippines. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: University of the Philippines
    Sense id: en-UP-en-name-9C6SZe7X Categories (other): Philippine English, Universities Disambiguation of Universities: 19 7 4 2 42 10 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: RUP [software, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

Noun

Forms: UPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} UP (plural UPs)
  1. Initialism of unqualified prospect. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: unqualified prospect
    Sense id: en-UP-en-noun-sQCQ8YGj
  2. Initialism of university press. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: university press
    Sense id: en-UP-en-noun-KhCBRXD~

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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