stand up

phrasal verb · stand-up noun · stand-up adjective

19 meanings of stand up

1
rise from sittingphrasal verbintransitive
To get up onto your feet after sitting or lying down.
Please stand up when your name is called.
Grandpa stood up slowly from his chair.
Similarrise
Oppositesit
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miss a datephrasal verbidiomatictransitive
To not go to a date or meeting you planned with someone, without telling them.
Her date stood her up, so she ate dinner alone.
It's rude to stand up a friend and not even send a text.
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3
stage comedynoun · stand-upuncountable
Comedy where someone stands on a stage and tells jokes.
My brother is going to try stand-up at the school talent show.
We watched stand-up on TV and laughed all night.
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4
hold truephrasal verbintransitive
To keep seeming true or believable, even when people question it.
His excuse did not stand up once his mom called the school.
Her story stood up, so the police let her go home.
Similarhold, survive
Oppositecollapse
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comedy performernoun · stand-upcountable
A performer who tells jokes on a stage to make people laugh.
My uncle is a stand-up who tells jokes in clubs on weekends.
Three stand-ups made us laugh at the comedy club last night.
Similarcomic, comedian
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set uprightphrasal verbtransitive
To lift something and put it in a standing position.
Can you stand up the books on the shelf? They keep sliding down.
Dad stood the bike up after the wind knocked it over.
Similarraise, right, erect, upend
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honestadjective · stand-up
Honest and good, the kind of person who does the right thing.
Our coach is a stand-up person who always tells us the truth.
Giving back the extra change was a stand-up thing to do.
Similarhonorable, decent, honest, upright, principled
Oppositedishonorable, dishonest
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short meetingnoun · stand-upcountable
A short meeting where everyone stands the whole time so it ends quickly.
Our team has a stand-up every morning at nine.
The nurses hold a quick stand-up before each shift.
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vertical (design)adjective · stand-up
Done while on your feet, or pointing straight up.
We ate at a stand-up counter because all the tables were full.
My dad plays the stand-up bass in a small jazz band.
Similarupright
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last wellphrasal verbintransitive
To last a long time and stay in good shape.
Our old car stood up well through ten years of long road trips.
These plates are cheap, but they stand up well in the dishwasher.
Similarlast, endure, survive
Oppositedeteriorate

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speak outphrasal verbintransitive
To say clearly what you think, so that people hear you.
When the city wanted to close the park, the whole town stood up and said no.
It's time for workers to stand up and ask for fair pay.
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12
instead of sittingadjective · stand-up
Done while standing, even though people usually sit to do it.
The bus had no free seats, so we had a stand-up ride home.
Our class had a stand-up lunch because there were not enough chairs.
Oppositesit-down, seated
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TV reportnoun · stand-upcountable
A TV news report given by someone standing near the place where the event happened.
The reporter did a stand-up in front of the burning factory.
The evening news showed three stand-ups from towns hit by the flood.
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display figurenoun · stand-upcountable
A picture or advertising display that stands up on its own.
There was a stand-up of a famous singer next to the music store door.
The store put stand-ups of the new phone near every checkout.
Similarcutout, standee
15
form (military)phrasal verbUStransitive
To officially form a military unit and put it into service.
The general asked Congress for money to stand up a new training unit.
The new helicopter unit was stood up in less than a year.
Similaractivate, establish, form
Oppositedeactivate, disband
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16
wedding rolephrasal verbformalintransitive
To have a special job at a wedding, like being the best man or a bridesmaid.
My sister asked me to stand up for her at her wedding.
Four of his college friends stood up with him when he got married.
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baseballadjective · stand-up
In baseball, used for a hit that lets the batter reach a base without sliding.
She hit the ball deep into the corner for a stand-up double.
His long hit to center field turned into an easy stand-up triple.
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cricketphrasal verbintransitive
In cricket, to stand just behind the wicket as keeper, to catch slow balls and try to get the batsman out.
The keeper moved in and stood up as soon as the spin bowler came on.
Keepers stand up when the ball is slow, so they can catch it near the stumps.
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send highphrasal verbtransitive
To send something high up into the air, like a ball.
She ran down the side and stood up a high ball for her teammate to head.
Try to stand up the ball so the tall players can reach it.
Similarloft, float, lob

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