Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to float; to rise to the surface
その反動で俺たちの体が宙へと浮き上がった。The recoil caused our bodies to float up into the air.
2. to stand out; to be visible
そこだけが白く浮き上がった。Only that part stood out in white.
3. to be alienated
その政党は国民から浮き上がってしまった。That party has become alienated from the people.