go upstairs

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, upstairs.

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Meanings

verbgo upstairs (third-person singular simple present goes upstairs, present participle going upstairs, simple past went upstairs, past participle gone upstairs)

present singular third person goes upstairs · participle present going upstairs · past went upstairs · participle past gone upstairs

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, upstairs.
  2. ball gamesTo request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)

Origin

From the practice of the third umpire having a room with an elevated position.

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APA

go upstairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20upstairs

MLA

“go upstairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20upstairs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go upstairs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20upstairs.

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