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What does look up to mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word look up to? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To show respect or admiration for.
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Red coralroot orchids, pale irises, white-flowered thimbleberry, and tanoak look up to madrones that would be the giants of any other forest.
How shall we ever admire our civic leaders if we cannot look up to them, to see a white silk glove raised in blessing, a ringed-hand greeting?
No matter how tall I grow I'll still have to look up to you, you big lanky ganch.
She and the two men were on the very edge of the desert, where there was nothing but a clear, sapphire blue sky to look up to.
Are these so-called models and celebrities really people we could look up to and learn from?
Leaving aside the religious connotations of the word, an idol in the realm of pop culture is someone that people look up to and engage with.

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