get up
[verb]
Synonyms: roll out, arise, pile (out), rise, rise and shine, turn out, uprise, stand, up, upspring, generate, breed, cause, engender, hatch, induce, muster (up), occasion, produce, work up

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English Thesaurus: stand, be on your feet, get up, stand up, get to your feet, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

get up phrasal verb (see also get)

1. get (somebody) up to get out of your bed after sleeping, or to make someone get out of their bed:
We didn’t get up until lunchtime.
Get me up at seven, would you?

2. to stand up:
He got up and walked over to the window.

3. if a wind or storm gets up, it starts and gets stronger

4. be got up as/in something British English informal to be dressed in particular clothes:
He arrived at the party got up as Count Dracula.
The men were all got up in suits.

5. get it up informal to get an erection(1)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

stand to be on your feet in an upright position:
There were no seats, so we had to stand.
When we entered, Stephen was standing by his desk.
be on your feet to be standing, especially for a long time:
If you have young kids, you’re on your feet all day.
I’d been on my feet since 7 o'clock and I needed to sit down.
The crowd were all on their feet clapping and calling for more.
get up to stand after you have been sitting or lying down:
He got up and turned off the TV.
Mum fell in her flat and was unable to get up.
stand up to stand after you have been sitting, or to be in a standing position:
I stood up when she came in and shook her hand.
It’s generally better to do this exercise standing up.
get to your feet written to stand up, especially slowly or when it is difficult for you:
My attorney got slowly to his feet, breathing heavily.
rise formal to stand after you have been sitting, especially at a formal event:
As the bride entered the cathedral, the congregation rose.
Audience members rose to their feet, cheering and clapping.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

get up
to get out of bed, to get to one's feet
I got up early today so that I could go fishing with my friend.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

get up
v.
1. To get out of bed.
John's mother told him that it was time to get up.
2. To stand up; get to your feet.
A man should get up when a woman comes into the room.
3. To prepare; get ready.
Mary got up a picnic for her visitor.
The students got up a special number of the newspaper to celebrate the school's 50th birthday.
4. To dress up.
One of the girls got herself up as a witch for the Halloween party.
5. To go ahead.
The wagon driver shouted, "Get up!" to his horses.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

get up
n. (stress on "get") Fancy dress or costume.
Some get-up you're wearing!

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