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1upward — upwardly, adv. upwardness, n. /up weuhrd/, adv. Also, upwards. 1. toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward. 2. toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.: His employer wishes to move him upward in the… …
2Upward Bound — is a federally funded educational program within the United States. The program is one of a cluster of programs referred to as TRIO, all of which owe their existence to the federal Higher Education Act. Upward Bound programs are implemented and… …
3Upward — Up ward, Upwards Up wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See {Up }, and { wards}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. I.… …
4Upward of — Upward Up ward, Upwards Up wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See {Up }, and { wards}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll… …
5Upward Spiral — is a term used by Paul Kennedy in his book The Rise and Fall of Great Powers to describe the continually rising cost of military equipment relative to civilian manufactured goods. According to Kennedy there is an upward spiral at work in all… …
6Upward Bound High School — in Hartwick, New York was the first alternative education program in Otsego County, New York. Created by English teacher Mike Newell and principal Mark Rathbun, the school was first located in the basement of a Unitarian church in Oneonta, New… …
7Upward — Up ward, n. The upper part; the top. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From the extremest upward of thy head. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
8upward mobility — ☆ upward mobility n. movement from a lower to a higher social and economic status * * * …
9upward mobility — ☆ upward mobility n. movement from a lower to a higher social and economic status …
10upward — I. adverb or upwards Date: before 12th century 1. a. in a direction from lower to higher < the kite rose upward > b. (1) toward the source (as of a river) (2) toward the interior (as of a region) c. in a higher position < held …
