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!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stand-upnoun

   A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage

   Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.

2. stand-upnoun

   A short meeting performed while standing up.

   How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?

3. stand-upadjective

   Honest; honorable.

   He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.

4. stand-upadjective

   Upright; while standing.

   stand-up comedy

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stand-up

   Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, observations or a shtick that may incorporate props, music, magic tricks or ventriloquism. It can be performed almost anywhere, including comedy clubs, comedy festivals, bars, nightclubs, colleges or theatres.

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1. stand-up

   Stand-up, short for stand-up comedy, is a form of comedic entertainment where a comedian performs in front of a live audience, usually speaking directly to them. The performer often uses anecdotes, jokes, and funny stories to entertain, typically involving humor based on sociopolitical issues, daily life, relationships, or they may share embarrassing and funny situations from their personal lives. The term "stand-up" comes from the fact that the comedian usually stands up on a stage or platform while performing.

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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. Daniel Cameron:

   As Special Prosecutor, it was my decision to ask for an indictment on charges that could be proven under Kentucky law, indictments obtained in the absence of sufficient proof under the law do not stand up and are not fundamentally fair to anyone.

2. Bob Vanasse:

   So when we were fighting for those fisheries, we couldn't get any Democrats to stand up to the White House. Basically, they just told us that they had tried. They called [the Department of the Interior], they called the White House. They were essentially told that there was no way, because if Trump did it, it had to be bad, and so they were going to reverse what Trump did. No science, no study. One hour of communication with the entire… with all of the people who represent those commercial fisheries that were affected.

3. Joe Biden:

   We're living through a rare moment in this nation's history. Where our President isn't up to the moment. Where our President lacks the moral authority to lead. Where our President has more in common with George Wallace than he does with George Washington, we are almost 330 million Americans who have to do what our President can't. Stand together. Stand against hate. Stand up for what -- at our best -- our nations' best, when we're the best.

4. Debunking Frank:

   I'd like the country to stand up and say,' Wow, this thing was ripped off. Let's do a do-over or let's put Trump back in office,'.

5. Elise Stefanik:

   When you talk to any voter across this country, certainly at any Republican event, they are focused on election security and election integrity, it is important to stand up for these constitutional issues and these are questions that are going to have to be answered before we head into the 2022 midterms so that the American people have faith in our election system.

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
   https://chat.openai.com