Meaning and Definition of to Get up
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What does Get up mean? (Verb)
1·· rise to one's feet.
"The audience got up and applauded."
2·· develop.
"We worked up an as of an appetite."
3·· cause to rise.
"The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."
4·· get up and out of bed.
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day."
"They rose early."
5·· study intensively, as before an exam.
"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam."
6·· put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.
"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera."
"The young girls were all fancied up for the party."
7·· arrange by systematic planning and united effort.
"Machinate a plot."
"Organize a strike."
8·· raise from a lower to a higher position.
"Raise your hands."
"Lift a load."
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