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Get up

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo 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.VerbTo rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
"I didn't get up until midday."
3.VerbTo move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
"Get up off the couch and clean this mess!"
4.VerbTo materialise; to grow stronger.
"As dusk fell a storm got up."
5.VerbTo bring together; to amass.
"The general got up a large body of men."
6.VerbTo 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."
7.VerbTo go towards the attacking goal.
8.VerbTo criticise.
"He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen."
9.VerbTo annoy.
10.VerbTo 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."
11.VerbTo succeed; to win.
"Looking at the polling, I don't reckon this referendum will get up."
12.VerbTo have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison.
13.VerbTo leave or go to somewhere.
"We better get up out of here."
14.VerbTo leave prison.
15.VerbTo meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone.
16.VerbTo 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."
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