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Dictionary definition · get up

verb

  1. rise to one's feet"The audience got up and applauded"
  2. get up and out of bed"I get up at 7 A.M. every day"
  3. raise from a lower to a higher position"Raise your hands"
  4. cause to rise"The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."
  5. develop"we worked up an as of an appetite"
  6. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"
  7. arrange by systematic planning and united effort"machinate a plot"
  8. 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).