Dictionary definition · 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"
- raise from a lower to a higher position"Raise your hands"
- 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"
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort"machinate a plot"
- study intensively, as before an exam"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).