Adjective stand up has 2 senses
- stand-up - requiring a standing position; "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic"
Antonym: unerect (indirect, via erect)
- stand-up, stiff - of a collar; standing up rather than folded down; "an uncomfortable standup collar"; "a stiff collar"
Antonyms: flexible, flexile (indirect, via inflexible)
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Verb stand up has 7 senses
- arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up - rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
--1 is one way to change posture
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue stand up
- stand up - refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
--2 is one way to resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
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- stand, stand up, place upright - put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
--3 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something PP
- stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
--4 is one way to rest
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- stand up, stick up - defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
--5 is one way to defend, support, fend for
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- stand up, hold up, hold water - resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
--6 is one way to survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
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- bristle, uprise, stand up - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
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