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up . set 1 © / .Ap'set/ verb ( up - sets , up - set - ting , up set , has up set )

to make someone feel unhappy or worried You upset Tom when you said he was fat.

to make something change in a way that you do not like The bad weather upset our plans for the weekend.

up • set • ting / |Ap ' setig / adjective making you feel unhappy or worried

The experience was very upsetting for all of us.

up . set 2 Ф / Apset/ adjective

unhappy or worried

The kids were really upset when the dog died.

( HEALTH ) a little sick an upset stomach

up • side down / |Apsaid daun / adverb

with the top part at the bottom The picture is upside down.

Up .StairS Ф / \pstrr// adverb

to or on a higher floor of a building I went upstairs to bed.

up • stairs / ' Apsterz / adjective

An upstairs window was open. —ANTONYM downstairs up to date / |Ap ta ' deit / adjective

modern; using new information Is this information up to date? up-to-date equipment

Look at out of date .

up • town / |Ap' taun / adjective, adverb

in or to the parts of a city or town that are away from the center, where people live

She lives uptown, so she has to take the subway to work. —Look at downtown .

up .ward О / xpwoni/

( also up - wards / ' Apwsrdz / ) adverb up; toward a higher place

We climbed upward, toward the top of the mountain. —ANTONYM downward

u • ra • ni • um

/ yu 'reinism / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol U )

( CHEMISTRY ) a metal that can be used to produce nuclear energy

Uranium is highly radioactive.

ur • ban / srbsn / adjective

( GEOGRAPHY ) connected with a city urban areas

—Look at rural .

urge 1 / srd'j / verb ( urg es , urg - ing , urged )

to try to make someone do something I urged him to stay for dinner.

urge2 / srd3 / noun [ count ]

a strong feeling that you want to do something I had a sudden urge to laugh.

ur • gen • cy / ' srd3snsi / noun [ noncount ]

the need to do something quickly because it is very important

ur .gent Ф / ordpnt/ adjective

so important that you must do it or answer it quickly Is your message urgent? ► ur • gent • ly / ' srd3sntli / adverb I must see you urgently.

u • ri • nate / ' yursneit / verb ( u - ri - nates , u - ri - nat - ing , u - ri - nat - ed )

( formal )

( BIOLOGY ) to pass urine from the body

u • rine / ' yurin / noun [ noncount ]

( BIOLOGY ) the waste liquid that passes from your body when you use the toilet

URL / |yu ar ' el / abbreviation

( COMPUTERS ) the address of a website What's the URL for that website?

U.S.A. / | yu es ei /

short for United States of America

U.S. / |yu ' es / short for

United States

the smallest state in the U.S. the U.S. dollar

us • a • ble / yuzsbl / adjective

in good enough condition to be used

My old bike is a little rusty, but it's still usable.

us • age / 'yusid3 / noun

[ noncount ] the way that something is used; the amount that something is used

Internet usage

[ count, noncount ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the way

that words are normally used in a language

USB / | yu es bi / abbreviation ( COMPUTERS ) the

system for connecting other pieces of equipment to a computer

You'll need a USB cable to connect your cell phone to the computer.

US © / ss ; as / pronoun [ plural ]

me and another person or other people; me and you She invited us to dinner. Come with us.

USB flash drive / | yu es bi flref draiv / ( also flash drive ) noun [ count ]