1. In a futile and unproductive manner

See also: futile

• upholster
• upholsterer
• upholstery
• upholstery material
• upholstery needle
• Upjohn
• upkeep
• upland
• upland cotton
• upland plover
• upland sandpiper
• upland white aster
• uplift
• uplifted
• uplifting
• upliftment=
• uplink
• upload
• uplook
• upmarket
• upmost
• upon
• upon one's guard
• upper
• Upper Avon