adj
Meaning 1
Towards the source of a river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upriver
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CMU ARPABET: AH2 P R IH1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Towards the source of a river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
Against the current.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
Meaning 4
toward the source or against the current
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: upstream
Antonyms: downriver
History
Etymology
From up- + river.