stand up

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To rise from a lying or sitting position.

   • Stand up, then sit down again.
2. 2

   To bring something up and set it into a standing position

   To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.

   • Laura stood the sofa up on end.
3. 3

   (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person)…

   (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.

   • John stood Laura up at the movie theater.
   • — What?! Why did you come HERE then? You should be at a hospital! — A gentleman never stands a lady up.
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   1. 4

      To last or endure over a period of time.

      • Both Venus 5 and Venus 6 had apparently stood up well under the rigors of their 217-million-mile trips.
   2. 5

      To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.

      • Ehrlichman's story did not stand up under Neal's grilling.
      • This kind of evidence wouldn't stand up in court.
   3. 6

      To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler,…

      To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.

   4. 7

      To launch, propel upwards

   5. 8

      To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.).

   6. 9

      To make one's voice heard, to speak up.

      • But my biblical and theological commitments tell me we need to stand up and be counted for the issues of neighbor care and creation care. We need to speak up.
      • Don't we as citizens deserve the truth? We need to stand up and demand answers.
   7. 10

      To serve in a role during a wedding ceremony.

      • Will you stand up for me (as my best man) at the wedding?
      • The bridesmaids will stand up over there during the ceremony.

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