Up-and-down
adjective
1.
moving alternately up and down:
the up-and-down swing of levers; an up-and-down tune.
2.
having an uneven surface:
up-and-down countryside.
3.
changeable:
up-and-down luck.
4.
perpendicular or nearly so:
a straight up-and-down hillside.
adjective
1.
moving, executed, or formed alternately upwards and downwards
2.
(mainly US) very steep; vertical
adverb, preposition
3.
backwards and forwards (along)
up someone’s alley
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