(idiomatic) Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows. / Undulations.

upward and downward, alternately / (idiomatic) alternately forwards and backwards along a path / (idiomatic) staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately / In various places, e.g. in a country.

(nautical) Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut. / plain; downright

vertical; perpendicular

Obsolete form of upside down.

(intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up, and, down.

plural of up-and-down straight draw

plural of up and down straight draw

(poker, slang) An open ended straight draw

(poker slang) A poker hand that has four cards to a straight, where there are two different ranked cards that will complete the straight. E.g. 4-5-6-7, either a 3 or 8 could make a straight. It is used only when the player has not yet received all the cards she will receive for a particular hand.