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up and down
adverb
Definition of UP AND DOWN
1
: to and fro <paced up and down>
2
: alternately upward and downward <jump up and down>
3
archaic : here and there especially throughout an area
4
: with regard to every particular : thoroughly <knew the territory up and down>
— up and down preposition
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First Known Use of UP AND DOWN
12th century
Rhymes with UP AND DOWN
Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, simmer down, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, Triple Crown, tumbledown, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun, water down, watered-down
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