stand up

Speech parts

1. stand up - Noun

2. stand up - Adjective

3. stand up - Verb

4. stand up - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

rise to one's feet

rise up as in fear

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

put into an upright position

defend against attack or criticism

refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack

be standing; be upright

requiring a standing position

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

stand-up

Synonyms

rise stand arise bristle uprise hold water hold up stick up place upright mount sterling joker wash tiff last
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Antonyms

concord amity black base fall crooked
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Hypernyms

support last place set position live

Hyponyms

queue ramp line up stand back take the floor queue up

Examples

To forgive does not mean to forget; to forgive means, with compassion and pain in the soul, to say: when the Last Judgment comes, I will stand up and say: do not judge him, Lord. Anthony of Sourozh

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today. H. G. Wells

Fall seven times, stand up the eighth. Japanese Proverb

An empty sack doesn't stand up. Haitian Proverb

Learn to stand up where one falls. Tibetan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

stand together stand treat stand trial stand up against stand up and be counted stand up for