build upon
— Verb
– English
~ be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
come upon
— Verb
– English
~ find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
put-upon
— Adjective
– English
~ (of persons) taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
marched upon
— Adjective
– English
~ being or having been trodden or marched on
agreed upon
— Adjective
– English
~ constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"
upon one's guard
— Adjective
– English
~ vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"
contingent upon
— Adjective
– English
~ being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
dependent upon
— Adjective
– English
~ being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
dependant upon
— Adjective
– English
~ being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
supervene upon
— Verb
– English
~ take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
Kingston-upon Hull
— Noun
– English
~ a large fishing port in northeastern England
expanding upon
— Noun
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~ adding information or detail
coming upon
— Noun
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~ a casual meeting with a person or thing
stiff upper lip
— Noun
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~ self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip"
upper limit
— Noun
– English
~ the largest possible quantity
Upper Avon River
— Noun
– English
~ a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
upper
— Noun
– English
~ a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
upper side
— Noun
– English
~ the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
upper balcony
— Noun
– English
~ rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats