go up in WordNet English dictionary

1. move towards
   "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
   approach  near  come on  go up  draw near  draw close  come near 
   
2. move upward
   "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
   rise  lift  arise  move up  go up  come up  uprise 
   
3. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
   "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
   ascend  go up 
   
4. burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
   "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
   burn down  burn up  go up 
   
5. increase in value or to a higher point
   "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
   rise  go up  climb 
   
6. go upward with gradual or continuous progress
   "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
   climb  climb up  mount  go up 
   
7. be erected, built, or constructed
   "New buildings are going up everywhere"
   go up 
   

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