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Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Plain; downright.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
Examples
- an up and down honest man
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Of a building, having two stories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, not-comparable
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Upward and downward, alternately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- the tide goes up and down
- my blood pressure goes up and down
- She looked me up and down and hinted that I could do with losing some weight.
- I quickly eyed the building up and down.
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Forwards and backwards alternately along a path.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- walk up and down the corridor
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Staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- He swore up and down that he hadn't taken the money.
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In various places, e.g., in a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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moving backward and forward along a given course
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he walked up and down the locker room
- all up and down the Eastern seaboard
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alternately upward and downward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
طلوع نزول
(ṭlūʕ nzūl)
— upward and downward, alternately
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Dutch:
op en neer
— upward and downward, alternately
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Georgian:
ზემოთ-ქვემოთ
(zemot-kvemot)
— upward and downward, alternately
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Georgian:
ზევით-ქვევით
(zevit-kvevit)
— upward and downward, alternately
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German:
auf und ab
— upward and downward, alternately
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German:
rauf und runter
— upward and downward, alternately
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Italian:
su e giù
— upward and downward, alternately
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Korean:
이리저리
(irijeori)
— upward and downward, alternately
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Maltese:
’l fuq u ’l isfel
— upward and downward, alternately
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Romanian:
în sus și în jos
— upward and downward, alternately
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Russian:
вверх-вниз
(vverx-vniz)
— upward and downward, alternately
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Swedish:
upp och ner
— upward and downward, alternately
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Hungarian:
fel s alá
— alternately forwards and backwards along a path
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Romanian:
în sus și în jos
— alternately forwards and backwards along a path
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Russian:
взад и вперёд
(vzad i vperjód)
— alternately forwards and backwards along a path
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Swedish:
fram och tillbaka
— alternately forwards and backwards along a path
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Romanian:
în sus și în jos
— staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately