2 N‑PROPER In the United States, the Upper House is the Senate .
3 N‑COUNT [oft N -PROPER ] In other countries where the parliament is divided into two groups of members, the Upper House is the more senior of these groups, although it may not be more powerful. □ [+ of ] The Upper House of parliament is to meet today.
u p|per li p (upper lips )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] Your upper lip is the part of your face between your mouth and your nose. □ The beginnings of a moustache showed on his upper lip.
2 N‑COUNT Your upper lip is the higher of your two lips. □ His upper lip was flat, but the lower one sagged.
upper|most /ʌ pə r moʊst/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] The uppermost part of something is the part that is higher than the rest of it. The uppermost thing is the highest one of a group of things. □ John was on the uppermost floor of the three-storey gatehouse. □ The rain spattered on the uppermost leaves. ● ADV [n ADV ] Uppermost is also an adverb. □ Lift the fish and carefully place it on a large board, flat side uppermost.
2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If something is uppermost in a particular situation, it is the most important thing in that situation. □ The economy appears to be uppermost in people's minds.
up|pi|ty /ʌ p I ti/ ADJ If you say that someone is uppity , you mean that they are behaving as if they were very important and you do not think that they are important. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ If you just tried to show normal dignity, you were viewed as uppity.
up|raised /ʌ pre I zd/ ADJ If your hand or an object is upraised , you are holding it up in the air. □ A soldier stood on the centre line of the road, his arm upraised. □ …the landlady's upraised glass.
up|right /ʌ pra I t/ (uprights )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ after v, v-link ADJ , oft ADJ n] If you are sitting or standing upright , you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. □ [+ in ] Helen sat upright in her chair. □ [+ on ] Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed. □ He moved into an upright position.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide. □ …the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners.
3 ADJ An upright chair has a straight back and no arms. □ He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.
4 N‑COUNT You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object as uprights . □ [+ of ] …the uprights of a four-poster bed.
5 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can describe people as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way. □ …a very upright, trustworthy man.
u p|right pia |no (upright pianos ) N‑COUNT An upright piano is a piano in which the strings are arranged vertically, rather than horizontally as they are in a grand piano.
up|ris|ing /ʌ pra I z I ŋ/ (uprisings ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] When there is an uprising , a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change. □ [+ against ] …a popular uprising against the authoritarian government. □ Isolated attacks in the north-east of the country have now turned into a full-scale uprising.
u p-ri ver also upriver ADV [ADV after v, be ADV ] Something that is moving up-river is moving towards the source of a river, from a point down the river. Something that is up-river is towards the source of a river. □ Heavy goods could be brought up-river in barges. □ He has a house down there but it's miles upriver. □ [+ of ] The vineyards of Anjou extend from west of Angers to up-river of Saumur. □ [+ from ] …La Reole, up-river from St-Macaire. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Up-river is also an adjective. □ …an upriver trip in Central Africa.
up|roar /ʌ prɔː r /
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N , oft in N ] If there is uproar , there is a lot of shouting and noise because people are very angry or upset about something. □ The announcement caused uproar in the crowd. □ The courtroom was in an uproar.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] You can also use uproar to refer to a lot of public criticism and debate about something that has made people angry. □ The town is in uproar over the dispute. □ The surprise announcement could cause an uproar in the United States.
up|roari|ous /ʌprɔː riəs/ ADJ When events or people are uproarious , they make people laugh in a very noisy way. [LITERARY ] □ He had spent several uproarious evenings at the Embassy Club. □ The noise of talk and laughter was uproarious. ● up|roari|ous|ly ADV [ADV after v, ADV adj] □ Bob laughed uproariously. □ …an uproariously funny story.
up|root /ʌpruː t/ (uproots , uprooting , uprooted )
1 VERB If you uproot yourself or if you are uprooted , you leave, or are made to leave, a place where you have lived for a long time. □ [V pron-refl] …the trauma of uprooting themselves from their homes. □ [V n] He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home. □ [be V -ed] …refugees who were uprooted during the civil war.
2 VERB If someone uproots a tree or plant, or if the wind uproots it, it is pulled out of the ground. □ [V n] …fallen trees which have been uprooted by the storm. □ [V -ed] …uprooted trees.