“anddown”

The following 6 entries include the term anddown.

up-and-down

adjective

: marked by alternate upward and downward movement, action, or surface

up and down

adverb

full and down

adjective

: having all cargo space filled and being so weighted as to have the hull down exactly to the Plimsoll mark

up-and-down indicator

noun

: a device for showing to what extent a timepiece has run down

send shivers/chills up (and down) someone's spine

idiom

: to make someone feel very excited and emotional

swear up and down

idiom

: to state (something) very strongly and sincerely : to insist


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