Get up

verb

Word Frequency: 9.7

Definitions

1.verbTo move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.

"I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs."

2.verbTo rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).

"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.

"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."