sit up

Speech parts

1. sit up - Noun

2. sit up - Verb

Meaning

not go to bed

change to an upright sitting position

a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

sit-up

Synonyms

mount rouse tower surface rise scale stay stand raise exercise rocket watch lift raising sit
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Antonyms

lower rest fall decline decrease crash
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Hypernyms

wake change posture stomach exercise tummy crunch

Examples

Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow Source: Internet

We sat up all night to watch the election Source: Internet

He sat up in bed Source: Internet

Ahmadu said they lay down for over 30 minutes at different spots even in drainage channels before they asked them to sit up. Source: Internet

Alpha Centauri's graphics are quite good, but they're not going to make anyone sit up and take notice. Source: Internet

Although he never stood again, he was able to sit up and write several times, and his recovery was viewed so positively that a steamer was fitted out as a seagoing hospital to aid with his convalescence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sit through sit tight sit under sit up and take notice sit up for sit up with