go up

verb

1. 1

   increase in value or to a higher point

   prices climbed steeply

   the value of our house rose sharply last year

2. 2

   burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire

   The hut burned down

   The mountain of paper went up in flames

3. 3

   go upward with gradual or continuous progress

   Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?

4. 4

   be erected, built, or constructed

   New buildings are going up everywhere

5. 5

   move upward

   The fog lifted

   The smoke arose from the forest fire

6. 6

   travel up, "We ascended the mountain"

   go up a ladder

   The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope

7. 7

   move towards

   We were approaching our destination

   They are drawing near