UP, mea­ning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awa­ken in the mor­ning, why do we wake UP? At a mee­ting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the
offi­cers UP for elec­tion and why is it UP to the secre­ta­ry to wri­te UP a report?

We call UP our fri­ends. And we use it to brigh­ten UP a room, polish UP the sil­ver; we warm UP the lef­to­vers and clean UP the kit­chen. We lock UP the hou­se and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times the litt­le word has real spe­cial mea­ning. Peo­p­le stir UP trou­ble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appe­ti­te, and think UP excu­ses. To be dres­sed is one thing, but to be dres­sed UP is special.

And this UP is con­fu­sing: A drain must be ope­ned UP becau­se it is stop­ped UP. We open UP a store in the mor­ning but we clo­se it UP at night.

We seem to be pret­ty mixed UP about UP! To be know­led­geable about the pro­per uses of UP, look the word UP in the dic­tion­a­ry. In a desk-sized dic­tion­a­ry, it takes UP almost 1/4^th of the page and can add UP to about thir­ty defi­ni­ti­ons. If you are UP to it, you might try buil­ding UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threa­tens to rain, we say it is clou­ding UP . When the sun comes out we say it is clea­ring UP...

When it rains, it wets the earth and often mes­ses things UP. When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP.

One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so........it is time to shut UP!

Oh .... one more thing:
What is the first thing you do in the mor­ning & the last thing you
do at night? U - P!