Are you trying to hyphenate ups? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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Raise Up the ante |
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Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value Being above a former position or level The anchor is up The sun is up He lay face up He is up by a pawn The market is up The corn is up |
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Out of bed Are they astir yet? Up by seven each morning |
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Getting higher or more vigorous Its an up market An improving economy |
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Extending or moving toward a higher place The up staircase A general upward movement of fish |
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(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness He was up on his homework Had to be up for the game |
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Open The windows are up |
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(used of computers) operating properly How soon will the computers be up? |
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Used up Time is up |
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Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position Look up! The music surged up The fragments flew upwards Prices soared upwards Upwardly mobile |
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To a higher intensity He turned up the volume |
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Nearer to the speaker He walked up and grabbed my lapels |
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To a more central or a more northerly place Was transferred up to headquarters Up to Canada for a vacation |
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To a later time They moved the meeting date up From childhood upward |