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Words Starting or Ending in "Up"

Based on a definition, can you guess these words that either start or end with the letters "up"?
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Definition
Word
Cosmetics
Makeup
"Go faster" to a horse
Giddyup
Movie shot of just the actor's face
Closeup
Robbery at gunpoint
Holdup
Robbery at gunpoint
Stickup
Slang for jail
Lockup
Vigorous reorganization of
personnel or procedures
Shakeup
Routine visit to a doctor
Checkup
An apartment reached by stairs,
not an elevator
Walkup
Foot rest for horse-riders
Stirrup
Adult
Grownup
Upward current of air
Updraft
To stuff or cover furniture
Upholster
Inspirational
Uplifting
To transfer data to a server
Upload
Unexpected victory of an underdog
Upset
Maintenance
Upkeep
Revolt
Uprising
Repressed, rigid, anxious
Uptight
To pull a plant from the ground
Uproot
One of the Greek letters
Upsilon
To steal the spotlight
Upstage
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50 Comments
BlendedCow
+2
Level 43
Oct 27, 2014
2.58 left.
starfast
+6
Level 57
Oct 27, 2014
I've never heard upset used in that context before. Interesting...
ADeljaj
+7
Level 67
Oct 27, 2014
you must not watch a lot of sports. Its perhaps one of the most used words in sports lingo because its universal to all sports
kenpo17
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Level 65
Dec 10, 2016
It's used in elections too... or any kind of contest, really.
RuthlessCosmo
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Level 79
May 28, 2026
A horse named Upset defeated Man o' War in 1919. That was not, however, how the word acquired that meaning; it had been used in that sense for at least forty years. Still, the owners of the horse must have known something.
DrWhoFanJ
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Level 64
May 31, 2026
I watch no sports and I’ve still heard of it. It’s not exclusive to that field.
Noahstutz
+1
Level 38
Apr 30, 2026
How
nettybet
+2
Level 78
Oct 27, 2014
I was thinking of the other sort of 'revolt'.
Mogysht
+4
Level 49
Oct 27, 2014
Upsilon, hah. I have always know it as ypsilon and I like it better that way.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 27, 2014
upchuck
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Sep 15, 2019
@mogysht not to be confused with epsilon ;)
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Nov 8, 2019
That's the German spelling ;)
BobSaget
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Level 76
Oct 27, 2014
Upheaval for revolt?
Zefyrinus
+2
Level 74
Oct 27, 2014
Unexpected victory of an underdog - Upset. Umm, what??
ADeljaj
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Level 67
Oct 27, 2014
If, for example, the Jets were to beat the Denver Broncos, who are heavily favored, that would be an upset. Its a veryyyyyy common sports term.
plattitude
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Level 94
Oct 27, 2014
Upset. If you don't understand something, you can always look it up.
kenpo17
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Level 65
Dec 10, 2016
How did you insert a link into your post?
RobNobody
+5
Level 80
Jan 26, 2019
Use html, like this: < a href="insert URL here" >click here!< / a >, except eliminate the space after the "<" in the opening tag and all the spaces in the closing tag.
Starling123
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Level 64
May 9, 2017
Barnet upset arsenal to win the cup
beorming
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Level 87
Aug 19, 2024
Not just Arsenal to have got through to the final
Kcmowreckem
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Level 59
Oct 27, 2014
upsilon isn't a greek letter... epsilon and ipsilon are though
kogatora
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Level 96
Dec 17, 2018
do you mean the letter ipsilon which is called a Greek i in French, written as a capital Y in Greek and a u in lowercase and therefore also spelled upsilon?
QuizDude1234
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Level 16
May 28, 2026
Upsilon is a Greek letter. It is the twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Rozzi
+2
Level 61
Oct 27, 2014
could you accept updraught please? That's the more common spelling where I'm from.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Oct 28, 2014
Okay, that will work now.
Yanni47
+1
Level 80
Oct 31, 2019
Could upwind not work as well?
sarahbee266
+1
Level 52
Oct 27, 2014
What about "tune up" for maintenance?
TanithEdgley
+2
Level 35
Oct 28, 2014
Maintenance is in the 'starts with up' section, though.
WickedChild
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Level 40
Dec 8, 2014
What about "Uprise" for "Revolt"?

"Uprising" would then be "Revolting"

RobNobody
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Level 80
Apr 8, 2026
"Uprising" and "revolt" can also both be nouns, so "an uprising" is synonymous with "a revolt."
Pimbard6
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Level 66
Apr 30, 2015
4:07 left
davemcarlson
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Level 54
Sep 4, 2015
What about upheaval or uproar for "Revolt"? Both of those could also work.
notluke
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Level 19
Mar 17, 2019
When your dad helps you figure half of them out and yet you have four left 🤦‍♂️
Sifhraven
+5
Level 76
Sep 15, 2019
Upsetting?
SailingHobbit
+1
Level 35
Oct 31, 2019
One-up for stealing the spotlight?
DaveM
+1
Level 77
Jun 14, 2021
That one starts with up
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
Nov 8, 2019
I think uprise should count for uprising
geographygenius1
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Level 60
Nov 24, 2020
But a revolt is an uprising, not an uprise. However, if you were using it as a verb, uprising could work.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 88
Apr 8, 2026
Up and at them!
AbiA
+1
Level 88
Apr 8, 2026
Not come across stick-up before.
MisterBrick
+3
Level 86
Apr 11, 2026
Updog
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 87
Apr 12, 2026
Can you elaborate on what that is? ;-)
QuizDude1234
+1
Level 16
May 28, 2026
He wants you to say, "What's up, dog?"
avdiray
+1
Level 56
Apr 12, 2026
Can you accept uplift as well as uplifting?
B23
+2
Level 33
May 28, 2026
How to say hello in Yorkshire - Ey up
CommanderPro63
+1
Level 69
May 28, 2026
Get your money up not your funny up!
Iscannon
+2
Level 65
May 28, 2026
I'm not American, how am I meant to know what a walkup is?
QuizDude1234
+1
Level 16
May 28, 2026
Receptacle used for drinking: cup
ILuvGoats
+1
Level 28
May 30, 2026
Your missing “Upper”
DrWhoFanJ
+1
Level 64
May 31, 2026
You’re*
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