get up

Definitions

1. 1

   To move in an upward direction

   To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.

   • The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle.
   • I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs.
2. 2

   To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.

   • I didn't get up until midday.
3. 3

   To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position

   To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.

   • Get up off the couch and clean this mess!
   • That guy's not getting up, is he?
4. ›+ 13 more definitionsshow fewer

   1. 4

      To materialise

      To materialise; to grow stronger.

      • As dusk fell a storm got up.
   2. 5

      To bring together

      To bring together; to amass.

      • The general got up a large body of men.
      • If you're short on cash this month I'll just find another way to get up my half of the rent.
   3. 6

      To gather or grow larger by accretion.

      • The locomotive got up a good head of steam.
      • I could see that he was getting up a temper.
   4. 7

      To go towards the attacking goal.

   5. 8

      To criticise.

      • He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen.
      • Back in January 1989, as soon as Rod got up me that night, I knew he rated me, cared about what I did and how I performed. I felt I′d climbed a big step up the credibility ladder.
      • I said ok and resorted to only taunting or using a taunt spell to get mobs off the wizzy but the cleric got up me for that too.
   6. 9

      To annoy.

      • Well, Beaver said at last. Somethin′s got up him. Like you said—people have regrets.
   7. 10

      To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.

      • She was all got up in the most ridiculous frilly dress.
      • He got himself up for the party.
      • There's so much getting up to please the town, / It takes a precious deal of “coming down ;”
   8. 11

      To succeed

      To succeed; to win.

      • Looking at the polling, I don't reckon this referendum will get up.
      • If the Blues happen to win, next day at Roma Saleyards you wouldn't know there'd been a game, but if the Maroons get up they drive it into the NSW buyers at every pen.
      • 'The Curry for the Country' minister's rave was, 'If Labor got up, Albo and his lot of mad loony socialist greenies were going to force all Australians to drive electric vehicles. Imagine our nation without the heady aroma of diesel.'
   9. 12

      To have sex

      To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison.

   10. 13

       To leave or go to somewhere.

       • We better get up out of here.
   11. 14

       To leave prison.

   12. 15

       To meet with or get to know (someone)

       To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone.

   13. 16

       To be excited about something

       To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something.

       • You have to get up with your career.
       • He got up on his game.

The neighborhood

• synonymwake
• synonymform
• synonymtake shape
• synonymcome into being
• synonymhoard
• synonymamass
• synonymmount up
• synonymaccumulate
• synonymtear into
• synonymcriticize
• synonymirritate
• synonymannoy
• antonymgo to bed
• antonymsit down
• neighborget up early
• neighborget up in
• neighborget up in someone's face
• neighborgetup