Lexic.us

Definition of Stand up

1. Verb. Rise to one's feet. "Sam and Sue stand up"; "The audience got up and applauded"

2. Verb. Refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack.

3. Verb. Put into an upright position. "They stand up the bags on the table"; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

4. Verb. Be standing; be upright. "The chairs stand up in the corner"; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

5. Verb. Defend against attack or criticism. "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"

6. Verb. Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.. "This theory won't hold water"

7. Verb. Rise up as in fear. "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

Definition of Stand up

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

2. Verb. (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To avoid a prearranged meeting, ''especially'' a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive of a thing) To last or endure over a period of time. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive of a person or narrative) To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive cricket of a wicket-keeper) To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To launch, propel upwards ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stand Up

stand on ceremony stand on end stand on its own stand on one's own two feet stand one's ground stand out stand pat stand sentinel stand someone in good stead stand still

stand stock still stand tall stand the test of time stand to stand to reason stand up stand up against stand up for stand up to stand watch

standage standages standalone standard standard-bearer standard-bearers standard-wing standard-wings standard atmosphere standard candle

Literary usage of Stand up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"... shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to hii ш fuur stood up for shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the It, ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"to Mr. Herbert " I'll not grant anything of the kind," returned the farmer, with his bluff laugh : " but every man must stand up for himself, ..."

3. Works of the Camden Society by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"Your bouses they pull down, stand up now, stand up now, Your houses they pull down, stand up now. Your houses they pull down to fright poor men in town, ..."

4. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"... they are of men : let them all t>e ga U ashamed together. shall I fall down to Uie stock of a tree ? thered together, let them stand up: j '^0 He ..."

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