move up v 1: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great [syn: {ascend}, {move up}, {rise}] 2: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {come down}, {descend}, {fall}, {go down}]