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Describing movement up or down

upward

adjective

moving or turned toward a higher position

downward

adjective

going toward a lower place or level

ascending

adjective

moving toward a higher level or position

up

adjective, adverb, preposition

from a lower place to a higher place

down

adjective, adverb, preposition

moving toward a lower place or position

up and down

rising and falling, or from bottom to top

bouncy

adjective

a bouncy surface moves up and down when you walk, jump, etc. on it

under

adverb, preposition

moving to a place that is below something or that is covered by it

down

adjective, adverb, preposition

from a higher place to the ground

skyward

adverb

upward, toward the sky

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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