1. Up indicates movement to a higher place.      

Pattern 1: verb + up + noun
The cat climbed up the tree.
She always walks up the steps to the fifth floor.    

Typical verbs used before up:

climb, creep, go, jump, move, pop, race, run, walk     

Pattern 2: verb + noun + up + noun
Bring the box up the steps.                 

Typical verbs used with this pattern:
bring, carry, drag, heave, move, send, take     

2. Up (adverb) indicates location at a high place.                  

Pattern: be + up
The balloon is up.       

Expression:
to be up—to be awake
I am up every day by eight o'clock.     

3. Up indicates location further along the way.             

Pattern: verb + up + noun
Their farm is three miles up the road.
She lives two blocks up the street.                  

4. Up indicates movement along a way.                      

Pattern 1: verb + up + noun
She is going to travel up Route 66.      

Nouns commonly used after up:
highway, path, road, street, turnpike, way       

Pattern 2: verb + noun + up + noun
We will drive four more miles up the highway.            

5. Up indicates movement against a current of water.                 

Pattern: verb + up + noun
They swam up the river for exercise.               

Typical verbs used before up:
cruise, drive, go, row, sail, swim        

6. Up indicates a desired result.                     

Pattern: verb + up + noun
They are trying to drum up support.    

Typical verbs:
drum, round, scrape, work                                                                                                

 Expression:
to get up (enough) energy—to try to force oneself to act
She was exhausted, but she got up enough energy to cook dinner for her family.    

7. Up indicates creativity.                 

Pattern: verb + up + noun
We dreamed up a wonderful idea.       

Typical verbs used before up:
draw, dream, make, think        

8. Up can indicate division into pieces.                       

Pattern: verb + up + noun
She chopped up the onions and peppers.
They divided up all the money.                       

Typical verbs:
break, blow, chop, cut, divide, tear      

9. Expressions            

up and down the room—constant movement from one side of the room to the other
He was so nervous that he walked up and down the room all night.                            

to count up to—to count as far as a number
The baby can count up to ten already.             

to be up to date—to have current knowledge or records
The president is up to date on all the important issues.
It's important to keep the files up to date.                                
                                                                                                
to make up one's mind—to decide
Make up your mind between the red dress and the black one.             

to be up to someone—to be the responsibility of someone to decide
I don't care what movie we see; it's up to you.                                     

to be up in arms (about)—to be angry
The employees are up in arms over the decrease in benefits.              

to be up to one's ears—to the extreme
Her brother is up to his ears in work.              

to be up a creek—to be in a difficult situation
My partner left with all my money and now I'm up a creek.     

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