get-up

[get-uhp]

noun

1. getup.

2. get-up-and-go.

get up

verb

1. to wake and rise from one's bed or cause to wake and rise from bed

2. (intr) to rise to one's feet; stand up

3. (also preposition) to ascend or cause to ascend

   the old van couldn't get up the hill

4. to mount or help to mount (a bicycle, horse, etc)

5. to increase or cause to increase in strength

   the wind got up at noon

6. informal,  (tr) to dress (oneself) in a particular way, esp showily or elaborately

7. informal,  (tr) to devise or create

   to get up an entertainment for Christmas

8. informal,  (tr) to study or improve one's knowledge of

   I must get up my history

9. informal,  to be involved in

   he's always getting up to mischief

10. informal,  (intr) to win, esp in a sporting event

noun

1. informal,  a costume or outfit, esp one that is striking or bizarre

2. informal,  the arrangement or production of a book, etc

Idioms and Phrases

Arise from bed; also, sit or stand up. For example, Once I get up and have coffee, I'm ready to work . One of Irving Berlin's earliest hit songs was “Oh! How I hate to Get Up in the Morning” (1918). [Mid-1300s]

Ascend, mount, as in I hate to get up on a ladder . [First half of 1500s]

Create or organize, as in She got up the petition against zoning . [Late 1500s]

Dress or adorn, as in She plans to get herself up in a bizarre outfit . This usage is most often put in the form of the past participle ( got up ), as in The wedding albums were got up with ruffles and lace . [Late 1700s]

Draw on, create in oneself, as in I finally got up the nerve to quit , or Joe got up his courage and told the boss he was leaving . [Early 1800s] Also see get someone's back up ; also see the subsequent idioms beginning with get up .

Example Sentences

Gail got up at some point and released a dove, which weaved around and eventually disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times

"Calls for a comprehensive agreement are coming from both sides - we demand: sit down at the negotiating table now and don't get up until a deal is signed."

From BBC

He is not currently involved with Jeremy Corbyn's new project, but he urged the party to get up and running for the Holyrood election next May, calling this "the big opportunity".

From BBC

"There's nowhere for parents to easily access this slide. There's a tiny ladder on the side, which I wouldn't get up personally," she said.

From BBC

I had been dancing on stage but I didn’t act until I was 14 when I got up in front of a group in middle school.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• awake 
• awaken 
• climb 
• stand