stand up

Meaning

Verb

  • To rise from a lying or sitting position.
  • To bring something up and set it into a standing position.
  • (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.
  • To last or endure over a period of time.
  • To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.
  • To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.
  • To launch, propel upwards
  • To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.).
  • to make one's voice heard, to speak up

Origin

  • Equivalent to stand + up. Compare Old Norse standa upp.

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