Meaning of get up

Definition of get up

(verb) rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"

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"

arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

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