(a) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as,
from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the
source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from
concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; — used
with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop.
Num. xiv. 44.