- up-
- prefix in senses of UP, added:
1 as an adverb to verbs and verbal derivations, = 'upwards' (upcurved; update).
2 as a preposition to nouns forming adverbs and adjectives (up-country; uphill).
3 as an adjective to nouns (upland; up-stroke).
Etymology: OE up(p)-, = UP
Useful english dictionary. 2012.