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Stand up

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To rise from a lying or sitting position. intransitive

    "Stand up, then sit down again."

  2. 2
    defend against attack or criticism wordnet
  3. 3
    To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up. transitive

    "Laura stood the sofa up on end."

  4. 4
    refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack wordnet
  5. 5
    (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk. idiomatic, transitive

    "John stood Laura up at the movie theater."

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  1. 6
    be standing; be upright wordnet
  2. 7
    To last or endure over a period of time. intransitive

    "Both Venus 5 and Venus 6 had apparently stood up well under the rigors of their 217-million-mile trips."

  3. 8
    put into an upright position wordnet
  4. 9
    To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible. intransitive

    "Ehrlichman's story did not stand up under Neal's grilling."

  5. 10
    rise to one's feet wordnet
  6. 11
    To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman. intransitive
  7. 12
    rise up as in fear wordnet
  8. 13
    To launch, propel upwards transitive

    "It was a dreadful goal to concede as Ariel Ibagaza was able to take a short corner and then receive the return ball in space on the left. He stood up a floated cross into the middle where Fuster arrived unmarked to steer a header into the corner."

  9. 14
    resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. wordnet
  10. 15
    To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.). US, transitive
  11. 16
    To make one's voice heard, to speak up.

    "But my biblical and theological commitments tell me we need to stand up and be counted for the issues of neighbor care and creation care. We need to speak up."

  12. 17
    To serve in a role during a wedding ceremony. formal, intransitive

    "Will you stand up for me (as my best man) at the wedding?"

Etymology

From Middle English standen up, from Old English standan up; equivalent to stand + up. Compare Old Norse standa upp.

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