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up-and-down

 
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(ŭp'ən-doun')
adj.
  1. Characterized by or exhibiting an alternating upward and downward movement.
  2. Variable; changeable.
  3. Vertical.

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Idioms: ups and downs
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Good times and bad times, successes and failures, as in We've had our ups and downs but things are going fairly well now. This term was first recorded in 1659.

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: moving backward and forward along a given course

Meaning #2: alternately upward and downward

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more