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adj. 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"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

pickup

n. anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"

pick-up, pickup, cartridge

n. an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

round, one shot, unit of ammunition

n. a charge of ammunition for a single shot

load, payload, warhead

n. the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

yoke

n. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

load, burden, encumbrance, onus

n. an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

shipment, consignment, loading, freight, load, cargo, lading, payload

n. goods carried by a large vehicle

hitch, interference, hindrance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance

n. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

yoke

n. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

round, one shot, unit of ammunition

n. a charge of ammunition for a single shot

load

n. electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

shipment, consignment, loading, freight, load, cargo, lading, payload

n. goods carried by a large vehicle

loading, load, burden

n. weight to be borne or conveyed

hindrance, impediment, deterrent

n. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

roadblock, barrier

n. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"

limitation, restriction, restraint

n. a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

load, burden, encumbrance, onus

n. an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

commodity, goods

n. articles of commerce

loading, load, burden

n. weight to be borne or conveyed

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

empty, unload, lade, remove the load from, take the load off

v. take the load off

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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