In or to a higher position, In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center, In or toward a position conventionally regarded as higher, as on a scale, chart, or map, adjective_ Moving or directed upward, Marked by increased excitement or agitation; aroused, Being considered; under study, preposition_ From a lower to or toward a higher point on, Toward or at a point farther along, In a direction toward the source of