ups

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noun 3verb 2name 2intj 1adj 1

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ADJ.

all, full, most

She gave the project her full ups and downs before deciding to quit.

VERB + UPS

experiences, push, understands

She understands the ups and downs of running a small business after five years.

UPS + NOUN

aisles, chairman, computer, downs, envelope, mr

The UPS envelope arrived at our door this morning with the package we ordered last week.

PREP.

in, out

When things got tough, she always managed to ups the ante in her business strategy.

Definitions

noun

Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source.

Initialism of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy.

Initialism of ubiquitin-proteasome system.

verb

To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply.

If you don't want to lose all your data when the power goes out, you should UPS your computer.

verb

To send a package or letter by UPS, or a competitor.

I UPSed the headset off to Flightcom at its headquarters in Oregon with a letter explaining that the headset was not working and that I was not the original owner and didn't have the slightest idea how old it was.

I don't think it was to trivialize, but she said about UPSing, maybe we will just UPS it. Mr. Chairman, we are talking lives of Americans in places like Somalia. I mean no one is talking about UPSing the bodies of American soldiers back.

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Idioms & Phrases

ups and downs

Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.

Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years.

Example Bank

If you don't want to lose all your data when the power goes out, you should UPS your computer.

Wiktionary

I don't think it was to trivialize, but she said about UPSing, maybe we will just UPS it. Mr. Chairman, we are talking lives of Americans in places like Somalia. I mean no one is talking about UPSing

Wiktionary

It beats carrying the copies around. "UPSing where?" To a friend back home. With a note saying to sit on it until I pick it up."

Wiktionary

When C.J. Parker got his new passport in the mail, he was initially in disbelief. Parker thought that the contents of the UPS envelope that he had opened must have been a mistake: The 27-year-old’s co

Wiktionary

In life there are ups and downs.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, ups is marked as informal, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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