# get up

Pronunciation: US/UK say "get-UP" /ˌɡɛt ˈʌp/; AUS

## Phrasal verb

1. To rise from bed, usually after waking, in order to start the day.
   - Simple: To get out of bed after you wake up, to start your day.
   - _We didn't get up until noon the day after the wedding._
   - _On weekends he rarely gets up before ten._
2. To rise from a sitting or lying position and stand on one's feet.
   - Simple: To stand up after you have been sitting or lying down.
   - _Get up off the floor before somebody trips over you._
   - _The boxer was knocked down twice but got up both times._
3. To move upward, ascending or climbing to a higher place.
   - Simple: To climb or go up to a higher place.
   - _The truck struggled to get up the steep, icy hill._
   - _It took the climbers six hours to get up the north face of the mountain._
5. To dress in a particular way, especially in showy or extravagant clothes.
   - Simple: To dress in a special way, often in very fancy clothes.
   - _The guests were gotten up in feathers and sequins for the gala._
   - _He showed up at the reunion gotten up like a 1970s rock star, cape and all._
6. To bring together a large number of people or a large amount of something.
   - Simple: To gather many people or things together.
   - _The rebels got up an army of several thousand within a month._
   - _Organizers hoped to get up a fund large enough to repair the old bridge._
7. To come into being and grow stronger, as a wind or storm does.
   - Simple: To start and grow stronger, like a wind or a storm.
   - _A stiff breeze got up in the afternoon and filled the sails._
   - _The sailors watched the sky, worried the wind would get up before they reached shore._
8. To meet with someone, get to know them, or hang out with them. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: To meet someone, get to know them, or spend time with them.
   - _He got up with a few old teammates while he was home for the holidays._
   - _Text me when you land, and we'll get up with the rest of the crew downtown._
9. To annoy someone. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel annoyed.
10. To have sex or penetrate someone sexually; also, to have a sexual or romantic fling with someone. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To have sex with someone, or to get together with them for sex or romance.
12. To move forward toward the goal one's team is attacking.
   - Simple: In a sport, to run forward toward the other team's goal.
   - _With ten minutes left, the fullbacks began to get up in support of every attack._
   - _He won the ball in midfield, but none of his teammates got up quickly enough to give him a pass._
13. To gather or build up gradually, growing larger bit by bit.
   - Simple: To slowly collect more and more of something, so that it grows bigger.
   - _It took her a whole semester to get up the courage to speak in class._
   - _On cold mornings the old engine was slow to get up steam._
14. To criticize someone, usually for something they have done. *(colloquial, Australia, UK)*
   - Simple: To tell someone that they did something wrong.
   - _The skipper got up him in the dressing room for dropping that catch._
   - _My flatmates always get up me about the washing-up._
15. To succeed or win, as a team does in a match or a proposal does in a vote. *(colloquial, Australia)*
   - Simple: To win, or to be successful.
   - _Few pundits expected the independent to get up, but she took the seat easily._
   - _If the vote gets up, the pub will finally be allowed to open on Sundays._
16. To leave a place or head somewhere else. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To leave a place or go somewhere.
   - _Once the music died down, the whole crew got up out of the club and headed downtown._
   - _Grab your jacket, we need to get up out of this place before the rain starts._
17. To get excited about something, take action on it, or become aware of it. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To become excited about something, start doing something about it, or begin to understand it.
   - _When word spread that the rec center might close, the whole block started to get up on saving it._
   - _Once he got up on how the stock market worked, he started investing._
18. To get out of prison. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To leave prison and be free again.
   - _When my cousin gets up next month after serving his sentence, the whole family is throwing him a party._
   - _Word is he might get up this spring if the parole board lets him go._

## Noun · get-up

Pronunciation: say "GET-up" /ˈɡɛt ʌp/

4. Alternative spelling of getup. — Alternative spelling of getup.
   - Simple: Another spelling of getup. It can mean an outfit, especially an odd or showy one.
   - _She arrived in a full cowboy get-up, spurs and all._
   - _The magazine's new get-up uses bold photos and much shorter articles._
11. Energy and drive to get things done.
   - Simple: The energy and wish to do things and get them done.
   - _What the company needs is a salesperson with real get-up to chase new clients._
   - _Years of night shifts had drained all the get-up out of him._

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