get up

/gɛɾ əp/

/gɛt əp/

Other forms: got up; getting up; gets up; gotten up

Definitions of get up

1. verb

   rise to one's feet
   “The audience got up and applauded”

   synonyms: arise, rise, stand up, uprise

   types:

   take the floor

   stand up to dance

   type of:

   change posture

   undergo a change in bodily posture
2. verb

   get up and out of bed
   “I get up at 7 A.M. every day”

   synonyms: arise, rise, turn out, uprise

   antonyms:

   go to bed

   prepare for sleep
3. verb

   raise from a lower to a higher position
   synonyms: bring up, elevate, lift, raise

   types:

   jack, jack up

   lift with a special device

   shoulder

   lift onto one's shoulders

   kick up

   cause to rise by kicking

   hoist, lift, wind

   raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

   trice, trice up

   raise with a line

   hoist, run up

   raise

   hoist

   move from one place to another by lifting

   pump

   raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

   levitate

   cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

   underlay

   raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type

   skid

   elevate onto skids

   pinnacle

   raise on or as if on a pinnacle

   chin, chin up

   raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

   leaven, prove, raise

   cause to puff up with a leaven

   heighten

   increase the height of

   boost, hike, hike up

   increase

   gather up, lift up, pick up

   take and lift upward

   erect, rear

   cause to rise up

   trice, trice up

   hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

   pitch, set up

   erect and fasten

   cock up, prick, prick up

   raise

   type of:

   displace, move

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
4. verb

   cause to rise
   type of:

   bring up, elevate, lift, raise

   raise from a lower to a higher position
5. verb

   develop
   synonyms: work up

   type of:

   acquire, develop, get, grow, produce

   come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
6. verb

   arrange by systematic planning and united effort
   synonyms: devise, machinate, organise, organize, prepare

   types:

   mount, put on

   prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

   lay

   prepare or position for action or operation

   set up

   begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.

   sandwich

   make into a sandwich

   spatchcock

   prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock

   embattle

   prepare for battle or conflict

   rerun

   rerun a performance of a play, for example

   type of:

   initiate, pioneer

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
7. verb

   put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
   synonyms: attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up

   dress, dress up

   dress in a certain manner

   costume, dress up

   dress in a costume

   types:

   dress, plume, preen, primp

   dress or groom with elaborate care

   prank

   dress up showily

   tart up

   dress up in a cheap and provocative way

   enrobe

   adorn with a robe

   bedizen, dizen

   dress up garishly and tastelessly

   type of:

   dress, get dressed

   put on clothes
8. verb

   study intensively, as before an exam
   synonyms: bone, bone up, cram, drum, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up

   cram

   prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

   type of:

   hit the books, study

   learn by reading books