get up
About 9.68 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle.
- verb To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
I didn't get up until midday.
- verb To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
Get up off the couch and clean this mess!
- verb To materialise; to grow stronger.
As dusk fell a storm got up.
- verb To bring together; to amass.
The general got up a large body of men.
- verb To gather or grow larger by accretion.
The locomotive got up a good head of steam.
- verb To go towards the attacking goal.
- verb To criticise.
He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen.
Similar words
arise elevate bring up lift rise stand up raise cram turn out work up
Word family
gets up getting up got up gotten up
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