Up and down

adjective

Definitions

1.adjectiveVertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut.

2.adjectivePlain; downright

3.adverbUpward and downward, alternately

"She looked me up and down and hinted that I could do with losing some weight."

4.adverbAlternately forwards and backwards along a path

"walk up and down the corridor"

5.adverbStaunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately

"He swore up and down that he hadn't taken the money."

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