# ups

Pronunciation: say "UPS" /ʌps/

## Noun

1. Plural of up. — plural of up
   - Simple: Plural of up. Use this form when you mean more than one good time or upward moment.
   - _After years of ups and downs, the company finally found steady growth._
   - _The market's recent ups encouraged a wave of new investors._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of up. — third-person singular simple present indicative of up
   - Simple: The form of up used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The coach ups the difficulty of each drill as the season goes on._
   - _He ups the ante every time we sit down to play cards._

## Adjective

3. Alternative spelling of upz ("outstanding"). *(colloquial, Singapore)* — Alternative spelling of upz (“outstanding”).
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of upz. A slang word that means very good or great.
   - _The crowd agreed the headliner's set was completely ups._
   - _Everyone said the graphics on the new game looked ups._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ups (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).