Verb: move up
- Move to a better position in life or to a better job
"She moved up from a life of poverty to one of great renown";
- ascend, rise
- Move upward
"The fog moved up";
- rise, lift, arise, go up, come up, uprise [archaic, literary]
- Adjust (esp. seating) position in order to make room for another person
"Could you move up so I can sit down?";
- move over, budge up, budge over, scooch up, scooch over
Derived forms: moving up, moves up, moved up