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.
   intrfoll byto 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

Example Sentences

“One thing that I love about Milhouse is he’s always getting knocked down but he keeps getting up,” Ms. Hayden said in a tribute video posted on “The Simpsons” social media pages.

From New York Times

And while humanity's life expectancy has increased dramatically in the modern era, we still struggle with the inevitable health issues our bodies face as we get up in the years.

From Science Daily

They get knocked down, but they get up again.

From BBC

Something you can follow like a rope in the dark, to give you a reason to get up in the morning or, for him, the night.

From Salon

Even though most of the contestants didn't quite look like Harry, "the girls were screaming for each man as they got up to twirl, so they were doing something right".

From BBC

Related Words

• awake
• awaken
• climb
• stand