Up, n. The state of being up or above; a state of elevation,
prosperity, or the like; — rarely occurring except in the phrase ups
and downs. [Colloq.]
Ups and downs, alternate states of elevation and depression, or of
prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.]
They had their ups and downs of fortune.
Thackeray.
Up, a. Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up
grade; the up train.