uplift

& 8. [UPLIFT, υ.] *A. As adj.: Uplifted, raised. IMG:content-0312.png:[blocks in formation] *ŭp-look', v . i . [Eng. up , and look , v.] To look up, to gaze up. *ŭp'-ly-ing, a. [Eng. up , and lying .] Upland. "The favorite haunt of the wild strawberry is an up lying meadow."- Scribner's Magazine , Aug., 1877, p. 479. *ŭp-mōst, adj . [Eng. up , and most.] Highest, uppermost, topmost. "When he once attains the upmost round." Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar, ii. 1. up-on', prep . & adv . [A. S. uppon , uppan ; from upp -up, above, and on , an=on; cogn. with Icel. upá , uppá =upon; Sw.på (for uppå )=upon; Dan. paa . ] A. As preposition : On; resting upon; at or in contact with the upper surface or outer part of; used in connection with words expre ing or implying, literally or figuratively, a ground, foundation, standing place, dependence, aim, end, and the like. Upon is used in all the senses of on , with which it may consequently be said to be interchangeable: 1. Denoting contact with. "The earth he lies upon." Shakesp.: Tempest , ii. 1. 2. Placed before that by which a thing is borne or supported. "I escaped upon a butt of sack."- Shakesp .: Tempest, ii. 2. 3. Applied to articles of dre covering the body or part of it, and to things of the nature of or resembling dre . "Look how wall my garments sit upon me." Shakesp.: Tempest , ii. 1. 4. Used to expre the ground or occasion of any thing done. " Upon this promise did he raise his chin." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis , 85. 5. In consequence of; as a result of. "She died upon his words." Shakesp.: Much Ado. iv. 1. 6. With respect to; concerning. "The king's servants, who were sent for, were examined upon all questions proposed to them."-Dryden. 7. On the occasion of; at the time of; noting the time when an event came or is to come to pa . "You shall hence upon your wedding day." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , iii. 2. 8. Noting collateral position; on the side of. "Till she had kindled all the world Upon the right and party of her son." Shakesp.: King John, i. 9. Noting contiguity or neighborhood. "The enemy lodged themselves at Alder mast on, and those from New berry and Reading in two other villages upon the river Kennet, over which he was to pa ."- Clar end on. 10. Noting the direction given to an action. "To turn thy hated back upon our kingdom." Shakesp.: Lear, i. 1. *11. Used to denote an advantage gained over another; over. "I never had triumph'd upon a Scot." Shakesp .: Henry IV., Pt . I., v. 3. 12. Denoting a busine , occupation, or design in which one is employed. IMG:content-0313.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0314.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Highest in power or authority; most powerful; predominant. "The politician whose practice was always to be on the side which was uppermost." -Macaulay . Hist . Eng ., ch. xiv.