UP AND DOWN
Dictionary entry overview: What does up and down mean? • UP AND DOWN (adverb)
The adverb UP AND DOWN has 2 senses:
1. moving backward and forward along a given course
2. alternately upward and downward
Familiarity information: UP AND DOWN used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UP AND DOWN (adverb)
Meaning:
Moving backward and forward along a given course
Context examples:
he walked up and down the locker room / all up and down the Eastern seaboard
Meaning:
Alternately upward and downward
Context example:
he eyed him up and down
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