ups
Because it is a word with a single syllable, ups is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofups
- The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Example: "Up is a good way to go."
- A positive thing.
Example: "I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home."
- An upstairs room of a two story house.
Example: "She lives in a two-up two-down."
- To increase or raise.
Synonyms: "turn up"
Example: "If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says."
- To promote.
Example: "It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President."
- (usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.
Example: "He just upped and quit."
- To ascend; to climb up.
- To upload.
Example: "100 new apps and games have just been upped."
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