Example: "The anchor is up"
Example: "Look up!"
Example: "He walked up and grabbed my lapels"
Example: "Was transferred up to headquarters"
Example: "The up staircase"
Example: "He was up on his homework"
Example: "The windows are up"
Example: "How soon will the computers be up?"
Example: "Time is up"
Example: "Up the ante"
The act of increasing something.