point up

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to emphasize, esp by identifying

   he pointed up the difficulties we would encounter

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point up Idioms  

1. Emphasize, draw attention to, as in Her comments point up the need for more security at the store. [First half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

He kept his muzzle pointed up and paddled hard, forcing his head into the air.

From Literature

“If a witness mentioned a scar,” Cordry said, “Harvey would ask if the scar pointed up and down, or side to side.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Boo is pointing up at the cloudless blue sky.

From Literature

She was about to tell him off when he shook his head and instead pointed up.

From Literature

Across the ship, I see the four-armed gorilla nudge one of the nearby monkeys and point up to the sky, toward a massive bird flying over the seas.

From Literature

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• mark
• mirror
• personify
• portray
• represent
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