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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• adverb In or to a higher position.
• adverb In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center.
• adverb In or to an upright position.
• adverb Above a surface.
• adverb So as to detach or unearth.
• adverb Above the horizon.
• adverb Into view or existence.
• adverb Into consideration.
• adverb In or toward a position conventionally regarded as higher, as on a scale, chart, or map.
• adverb To or at a higher price.
• adverb So as to advance, increase, or improve.
• adverb With or to a greater intensity, pitch, or volume.
• adverb Into a state of excitement or turbulence.
• adverb Completely; entirely.
• adverb Used as an intensifier of the action of a verb.
• adverb So as to approach; near.
• adverb To a stop.
• adverb Each; apiece.
• adverb Apart; into pieces.
• adverb Nautical To windward.
• adjective Being above a former position or level; higher.
• adjective Out of bed.
• adjective Standing; erect.
• adjective Facing upward.
• adjective Raised; lifted.
• adjective Moving or directed upward.
• adjective Marked by increased excitement or agitation; aroused.
• adjective Informal Cheerful; optimistic; upbeat.
• adjective Slang Happily excited; euphoric.
• adjective Informal Taking place; going on.
• adjective Being considered; under study.
• adjective Running as a candidate.
• adjective On trial; charged.
• adjective Having been finished; over.
• adjective Prepared; ready.
• adjective Well informed; abreast.
• adjective Functioning or capable of functioning normally; operational.
• adjective Sports Being ahead or at a numerical advantage over one's opponent.
• adjective Baseball At bat.
• adjective As a bet; at stake.
• adjective Nautical Bound; headed.
• preposition From a lower to or toward a higher point on.
• preposition Toward or at a point farther along.
• preposition In a direction toward the source of.
• preposition Nautical Against.