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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stand-upverb

    requiring a standing position

    "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic"

  2. arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand upverb

    rise to one's feet

    "The audience got up and applauded"

  3. stand upverb

    refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack

  4. stand, stand up, place uprightverb

    put into an upright position

    "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

  5. stand, stand upverb

    be standing; be upright

    "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

  6. stand up, stick upverb

    defend against attack or criticism

    "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"

  7. stand up, hold up, hold waterverb

    resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

    "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

  8. bristle, uprise, stand upverb

    rise up as in fear

    "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

Wiktionary

  1. stand upverb

    To rise from a lying or sitting position.

  2. stand upverb

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

  3. stand upverb

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

  4. stand upverb

    To last or endure over a period of time.

  5. stand upverb

    To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.

  6. stand upverb

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

  7. stand upverb

    To launch, propel upwards

  8. Etymology: Equivalent to stand + up.

Wikipedia

  1. Stand Up

    Stand Up is a song by American metal band All That Remains. The song was released as a single from their sixth album, A War You Cannot Win, on August 13, 2012, and a music video was released to YouTube on November 19, 2012. In the U. S., it reached number one on the Mainstream Rock chart.

ChatGPT

  1. stand up

    Stand up generally refers to the action of rising from a sitting or lying position to an upright position on one's feet. It can also refer to taking action or speaking in support or defense of someone or something. In a comedic context, 'stand up' refers to a style of comedy where the comedian performs in front of a live audience, usually speaking directly to them.

Wikidata

  1. STAND UP

    STAND UP is a national campaign that seeks to positively impact the current crisis within the United States public education system by calling upon community leaders, parents, students and citizens to encourage change and STAND UP for better schools and the future of America’s children. STAND UP was founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Eli Broad Foundation, and was launched in April 2006 on The Oprah Winfrey Show in a two-part feature.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stand up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stand up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of stand up in a Sentence

  1. Jeremiah Millertold:

    This made me stand up and actually look out the entrance door, and I saw a man with a submachine gun of some sort, an automatic rifle, and he was firing in the open, i immediately ducked down and got scared and my friend’s mother, she came in and told us to get inside the car.

  2. Jeff Sessions:

    The American people ... want somebody in the presidency to stand up for them.

  3. Sam Rohrer:

    Americans need to be aware that persecution of Christians is systemic and increasing worldwide, if we love liberty and religious freedom, we have to stand up and defend our faith.

  4. Beth Correia:

    I want to knock her out, show to everyone that she is a lie, she wants to stand up with me, let’s see. I want to humiliate her and show the world she has no MMA. She is focused on movies, books ….

  5. Chris Hayden:

    As the work to end the opioid epidemic continues, West Virginian families need Joe Manchin and Joe Manchin record of results on the front lines, joe's work in passing Jessie's Law is proof that Joe Manchin is committed to fighting the opioid epidemic and will stand up to anyone that gets in Joe Manchin way.


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