Definitions for stand up
stand up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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!"

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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1. • Change Posture
   • Defend
   • Last
   • Place
   • Resist
   • Rest

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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. Jimmy Carters:

   People of power, privilege, and moral conscience must stand up and say' no more' to a racially discriminatory police and justice system, immoral economic disparities between whites and blacks, and government actions that undermine our unified democracy. We are responsible for creating a world of peace and equality for ourselves and future generations, we need a government as good as its people, and we are better than this.

2. Coralie Pring:

   This might be because poor people feel powerless to stand up against a corrupt official, or because rich people use their connections to avoid paying such bribes.

3. Zachary Cruz:

   We can't solve this with new rules or laws alone. We can't solve this problem with more teachers or more staff. We can't solve this problem by making it harder to buy guns. We can't solve this problem by giving guns to teachers, the only way to solve this problem is for kids to stand up and end bullying in our schools.

4. Jake Sullivan:

   If something does occur, it will only serve to reinforce and highlight the fact that Patricia Kim is going to be engaged in the Indo-Pacific, is going to be a stalwart ally, and is going to stand up to and not shrink from any acts of aggression.

5. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina:

   If you're tired of the sound bites, the vitriol, the pettiness, the egos, the corruption; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of identity politics; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of lowered expectations; if you believe that it's time for citizens to stand up to the political class and say enough, then join us.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stand up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stand_Up
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Up
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=stand up