• Upstairs

    Pronunciation

    Origin

    From up + stair + -s

    Full definition of upstairs

    Adjective

    upstairs

    1. located higher up a building.They can sleep in the upstairs bedroom.
    2. (baseball) a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zoneThat fastball was upstairs for a ball.

    Adverb

    upstairs

    1. Up the stairs; on a higher floor or level.I'll take my shoes and put them away the next time I go upstairs.I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano.
    2. (colloquial) In the brain.After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn't have a lot going on upstairs.
    3. (colloquial) In heaven, or any other place where a deity might be found.

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