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UPS¹

noun UPSes

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of ubiquitin-proteasome system

verb UPSes · UPSing · UPSed

  1. nonstandard, transitive To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply. If you don't want to lose all your data when the power goes out, you should UPS your computer.

verb UPSes · UPSing · UPSed

  1. informal, transitive To send a package or letter by UPS, or a competitor. I UPSed the headset off to Flightcom at its headquarters in Oregon with a letter explaining that the headset was not working and that I was not the original owner and didn't have the slightest idea how old it was.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of United Parcel Service When C.J. Parker got his new passport in the mail, he was initially in disbelief. Parker thought that the contents of the UPS envelope that he had opened must have been a mistake: The 27-year-old’s corrected birth certificate and a court order certifying his name and gender change had seemingly been
  2. Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of United Parañaque Subdivision: several subdivisions in barangays San Martin De Porres, San Isidro, BF Homes, and Marcelo Green Village, in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.

ups²

  • /ʌps/

Rhymes with -ʌps

noun

  1. plural plural of up

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of up

ups³

interjection

  1. misspelling Misspelling of oops

ups⁴

adjective more ups · most ups

  1. Singapore, alternative, colloquial, predicative Alternative spelling of upz (“outstanding”).

UPs⁵

noun

  1. plural plural of UP

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: upbound, upwardly, ascending, upward, upwards, rising, astir, ahead, awake, improving, prepared, finished, leading, skyward, functioning, heavenward

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noun (initialism) uninterruptible power supply

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@misc{ups_2026,
  title = {ups},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ups},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}