What does up-and-down mean?
Up-and-down means Alternative form of up and down (in various senses).
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of up and down (in various senses).
They were men; and they were fighting; savage, desperate, up-and-down fighting, such as Tom had seen too many times before.
As I entered the room, the fire [...] flickering light through the wide-open door over the room, which was very deep, and furnished in the old style with high-backed Russia leather chairs, and one of those settees which were intended for farthingales and straight up-and-down positions.
Use up-and-down when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Up-and-down means Alternative form of up and down (in various senses).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They were men; and they were fighting; savage, desperate, up-and-down fighting, such as Tom had seen too many times before.
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