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For me, I always think about keeping my upper body relaxed, my hips level, and my right side down on the turn. If I work on nailing those three things at every practice, I hope that by the time I get into a race situation I can stay completely focused on the task at hand, and the rest will happen naturally.
Brittany Bowe

Meaning of "upper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPPER

upper  [ˈʌpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upper can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UPPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Upper

Upper may refer to: ▪ Shoe upper or vamp, the part of a shoe on the top of the foot ▪ Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both ▪ Upper, the original film title for the 2013 found footage film The Upper Footage...

Definition of upper in the English dictionary

The first definition of upper in the dictionary is higher or highest in relation to physical position, wealth, rank, status, etc. Other definition of upper is lying farther upstream, inland, or farther north. Upper is also denoting the late part or division of a period, system, formation, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPPER


aftersupper
ˈɑːftəˌsʌpə
crupper
ˈkrʌpə
cuppa
ˈkʌpə
cupper
ˈkʌpə
scupper
ˈskʌpə
supper
ˈsʌpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPPER

upon my word!
upped
upper arm
upper atmosphere
Upper Austria
upper back
upper body
Upper Canada
upper case
upper chamber
upper circle
upper class
upper classes
upper crust
upper deck
Upper Egypt
upper hand
upper house
upper income bracket
upper jaw

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPPER

black pepper
chopper
clipper
copper
hopper
hot pepper
pepper
rapper
ripper
shopper
skipper
slipper
stopper
stripper
the Little Dipper
the Lord´s Supper
topper
worshipper
wrapper
zipper

Synonyms and antonyms of upper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPPER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «upper» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of upper

Translation of «upper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPPER

Find out the translation of upper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of upper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上面的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superior
570 millions of speakers

English

upper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فَوْقِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

верхний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চতর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supérieur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oberer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상부의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üst
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyższy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

верхній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

superior
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψηλότερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boonste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øvre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER»

The term «upper» is very widely used and occupies the 2.925 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «upper» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «upper» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upper

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10 QUOTES WITH «UPPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word upper.
1
Ryan Adams
There is this strange fog of being a young man that I would refer to as soft time. Time does not go forward there. It's a series of doors that kind of wind back into one another, like a series of doors in the upper floor of a house. You revisit the same lessons over and over again, or you choose to ignore them.
2
Dale Archer
Upper education used to open doors. Not so true anymore. The degree used to be a screening tool, but that is falling by the wayside as there are a glut of college grads on the market.
3
Tobin Bell
'Saw' is like a big jigsaw puzzle. When you put a jigsaw puzzle together, you put the bottom left corner together first, and then you find yourself working on the upper right corner... That's the way 'Saw' plays out.
4
Lloyd Blankfein
I remember, my first job when I got my working papers at 13 was as a vendor at Yankee Stadium - the old Yankee Stadium, with very steep stairs in the upper decks. It was all commission-based. And I think a soft drink was 25 cents, and I think you got a 10 percent or 11 percent commission.
5
Brittany Bowe
For me, I always think about keeping my upper body relaxed, my hips level, and my right side down on the turn. If I work on nailing those three things at every practice, I hope that by the time I get into a race situation I can stay completely focused on the task at hand, and the rest will happen naturally.
6
Heather Brooke
If the public can't see justice being done, or afford the costs of justice, then the entire system becomes little more than a cozy club solely for the benefit of judges, lawyers and their lackeys, a sort of care in the community for the upper middle classes.
7
Howard Carter
Towards sunset we had cleared down to the level of the 12th step, which was sufficient to expose a large part of the upper portion of a plastered and sealed doorway.
8
Phoebe Cary
And though hard be the task, 'Keep a stiff upper lip'.
9
Damien Chazelle
At the upper echelon of musicians in general, I guess performers in general, you have to have this kind of live-or-die, cutthroat mentality.
10
Jimmy Cliff
I would love to see no more ghettos, but the things is, there's no diplomacy in the ghetto. They want to tell you something, they tell you straight! An upper class, more educated person - they find a diplomatic way to tell you the thing. I love it when you just come heart to heart. That's the way I knew it coming up, so that's the way I like it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPPER»

Discover the use of upper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, with Some Account of ...
Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks is a collection of genealogical and historical information pertaining to the first settlers of the upper part of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Clarence Vernon Roberts, Warren Smedley Ely, 1925
2
Endoscopy of the Upper GI Tract: A Training Manual
Designed specifically for those in training, Endoscopy of the Upper GI Tract -- with its more than 770 illustrations and user-friendly format -- is the most comprehensive instructional guide available.Beginning with a detailed introduction ...
Berthold Block, 2011
3
Powered Upper Limb Prostheses: Control, Implementation and ...
The authors from Canada, USA and Great Britain are well known practicioners, academics and researchers in the field. The book has over 130 illustrations and contains an extensive bibliography.
Ashok Muzumdar, 2004
4
Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, 2-Volume ...
This popular, unparalleled text has been updated with 30 new chapters that include the latest information on arthroscopy, imaging, vascular disorders, tendon transfers, fingertip injuries, mobilization techniques, traumatic brachial plexus ...
Terri M. Skirven, A. Lee Osterman, Jane Fedorczyk, 2011
5
Language in Use. Upper-intermediate Classroom Book. Per Le ...
The Teacher?s Book contains all the pages from the Classroom Book, with interleaved teaching notes including optional activities to cater for different abilities.
Adrian Doff, Christopher Jones, 1997
6
Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity: Clinical ...
This guide will be invaluable to physicians, physiotherapists, surgeons, orthotists, clinical engineers and health professionals.
Michael P. Barnes, Garth R. Johnson, 2008
7
Language in Use Upper-intermediate Self-study Workbook
The Teacher's Book contains all the pages from the Classroom Book, with interleaved teaching notes including optional activities to cater for different abilities.
Adrian Doff, Christopher Jones, 1997
8
The Mayor of Casterbridge Level 5 Upper-intermediate ...
But then, an awful secret from his past catches up with him and Henchard must pay the price. This paperback is in American English. Audio recordings of the text are available on our website at: www.cambridge.org/elt/discoveryreaders/ame
Thomas Hardy, 2010
9
Meanings Into Words Upper-intermediate Student's Book: An ...
Part of an upper-intermediate stage English language learning course, which offers comprehensive coverage of major language items, language practice and open-ended exercises.
Christopher Jones, Keith Mitchell, 1984
10
Human Anatomy:Volume I: Upper Limb And Thorax
Line diagrams which can be easily reproduced constitute an important feature of the book. Besides, this book is profusely illustrated. Every mutual relationship of soft structures has been explained by well-placed diagrams.
A. Halim, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
SPLA denies capture of South Sudanese soldiers In Upper Nile
June 15, 2015 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army spokesperson has denied the armed opposition's claims to have captured pro-government forces, ... «Sudan Tribune, Jun 15»
2
First Look Inside The "Intimate" New Apple Store On The Upper East …
The Upper East Side's new Apple store knows where it stands with the public. It strives to be as inconspicuous as possible, to humbly pay tribute to tradition. «Gothamist, Jun 15»
3
2 suspects injured in officer-involved shooting Upper Marlboro, Md.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WJLA) – Two people were injured in an officer-involved shooting in Upper Marlboro, Maryland Tuesday morning. The shooting ... «WJLA, Jun 15»
4
Upper East Side housewife's tell-all book is full of lies
Author Wednesday Martin — whose real first name is Wendy — claims in the memoir to have spent six years “doing field work” with her two kids on the Upper ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
5
Rebel advances in Upper Nile State increase risk of suspension to …
The rebel group South Sudanese People's Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) captured the town of Melut in Akoka County, Upper Nile State, on 18 May, ... «IHS Jane's 360, May 15»
6
South Sudan Insurgents Attack Upper Nile Capital, Mediators Say
A fresh bout of clashes is taking place in the capital of South Sudan's Upper Nile state, Malakal, after rebels allied with a local militia began attacking government ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
7
Michigan panel decides not to halt UP deer hunt
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan wildlife policymakers don't plan to cancel this year's deer season in the Upper Peninsula — a place where hunting is ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
8
Earthquake centered in Michigan felt across Upper Midwest
DETROIT — Geological experts say a small earthquake centered in southwestern Michigan has been felt around the state as well as across the Upper Midwest. «Journal Times, May 15»
9
Tourists Stranded For 2 Weeks In Michigan's Upper Peninsula …
Lee Marie Wright (L) and Leslie Roy were found safe in Michigan's Upper Peninsula after a two week search. (Credit: Michigan State Police) ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
10
Fighting in South Sudan's Upper Nile drags into third day
JUBA Opposing groups of government soldiers in South Sudan's Upper Nile state fought for a third day on Thursday, a ruling party official said, adding that the ... «Reuters, Apr 15»

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