# stand up

Pronunciation: US/UK say "stand-UP" /ˌstænd ˈʌp/; AUS

## Phrasal verb

1. To rise to a standing position after sitting or lying down.
   - Simple: To get up onto your feet after sitting or lying down.
   - _On long flights, I try to stand up and stretch every hour._
   - _When the judge entered, everyone in the courtroom stood up._
2. To skip an arranged meeting with someone, especially a date, without telling them beforehand.
   - Simple: To not go to a date or meeting you planned with someone, without telling them.
   - _He waited at the restaurant for an hour before he realized she had stood him up._
   - _Candidates who stand up their interviewers rarely get a second chance._
4. Of an account or the person giving it, to remain believable and consistent, especially under close examination.
   - Simple: To keep seeming true or believable, even when people question it.
   - _Defense lawyers doubted the confession would stand up in court._
   - _Few of the study's claims stood up once other labs tried to repeat the experiments._
6. To raise something and set it in an upright, standing position.
   - Simple: To lift something and put it in a standing position.
   - _After the storm, the crew had to stand up dozens of fallen fence posts._
   - _The movers stood the mattress up against the wall to save floor space._
10. Of a thing, to last or remain in good condition over a period of time.
   - Simple: To last a long time and stay in good shape.
   - _The old stone farmhouse has stood up well through two centuries of harsh winters._
   - _Cheaper paints often fail to stand up in salty coastal air._
11. To speak out and make one's voice heard rather than staying silent.
   - Simple: To say clearly what you think, so that people hear you.
   - _Scientists must stand up and be heard when public health is at stake._
   - _After years of silence, several former employees stood up and went public with their complaints._
15. To formally activate and commission a unit, formation, or similar military body. *(US)*
   - Simple: To officially form a military unit and put it into service.
   - _Commanders hope to stand up the new logistics battalion before the end of the fiscal year._
   - _The Air Force stood up the wing with a ceremony and the unfurling of its colors._
16. To serve in a wedding ceremony as an attendant, such as a best man or bridesmaid.
   - Simple: To have a special job at a wedding, like being the best man or a bridesmaid.
   - _His oldest friend asked him to stand up as best man at the wedding._
   - _Both of the bride's cousins stood up with her at the altar in matching green dresses._
18. Of a wicket-keeper, to take position immediately behind the wicket to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler and try to stump the batsman.
   - Simple: In cricket, to stand just behind the wicket as keeper, to catch slow balls and try to get the batsman out.
   - _With the leg-spinner on, the wicket-keeper stood up to the stumps and whipped off the bails in a flash._
   - _Young keepers learn to stand up to the spinners early, because stumping chances come and go in an instant._
19. To launch or propel something upward, as when a player sends a ball high into the air.
   - Simple: To send something high up into the air, like a ball.
   - _The winger stood up a looping cross to the far post, where the striker rose to head it in._
   - _Against shorter defenders, the coach wanted his fullbacks to stand up crosses rather than drive them low._

## Noun · stand-up

Pronunciation: say "STAND-up" /ˈstænd ʌp/

3. Comedy in the form of jokes told by a performer standing on a stage.
   - Simple: Comedy where someone stands on a stage and tells jokes.
   - _She quit her office job to do stand-up full time._
   - _The theater hosts live music on Fridays and stand-up on Saturdays._
5. A comedian who performs on stage in front of an audience.
   - Simple: A performer who tells jokes on a stage to make people laugh.
   - _She worked as a stand-up for ten years before landing a role on a sitcom._
   - _The festival booked a dozen young stand-ups from across the country._
8. A short meeting in which everyone remains standing throughout, so that it stays brief.
   - Simple: A short meeting where everyone stands the whole time so it ends quickly.
   - _During the stand-up, each developer said in a sentence or two what they were working on._
   - _She keeps her stand-ups under ten minutes by moving long discussions to email._
13. A news broadcast in which an announcer is filmed standing near the scene of the event being reported.
   - Simple: A TV news report given by someone standing near the place where the event happened.
   - _She recorded her stand-up outside the courthouse just minutes before the verdict was read._
   - _The producer cut both stand-ups and ran the footage with a voiceover instead._
14. A photographic print or promotional item that is made to stand on its own.
   - Simple: A picture or advertising display that stands up on its own.
   - _Fans lined up to take selfies with a life-size stand-up of the film's hero in the theater lobby._
   - _The publisher shipped cardboard stand-ups of the author's photo to bookstores for the launch._

## Adjective · stand-up

Pronunciation: say "STAND-up" /ˈstænd ʌp/

7. Honest and honorable in character and conduct.
   - Simple: Honest and good, the kind of person who does the right thing.
   - _Everyone in the league knew him as a stand-up player who never blamed his teammates._
   - _Admitting the error before anyone noticed it was a stand-up move._
9. Upright in position, or done or performed while on one's feet.
   - Simple: Done while on your feet, or pointing straight up.
   - _The coat's stand-up collar shields the neck from the wind._
   - _Many snacks now come in stand-up pouches that sit neatly on the pantry shelf._
12. Of an activity, done while standing although it is normally done seated.
   - Simple: Done while standing, even though people usually sit to do it.
   - _The team switched to stand-up meetings to keep discussions short._
   - _The reception was a stand-up dinner, with guests eating from small plates as they mingled._
17. Of a hit in baseball, letting the batter reach a base, usually second or third, without needing to slide.
   - Simple: In baseball, used for a hit that lets the batter reach a base without sliding.
   - _Ramirez lined a stand-up double off the left-field wall in the third inning._
   - _The ball rolled to the fence, and the speedy shortstop coasted into third with a stand-up triple._

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