get up

  • (verb): To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
  • (verb): To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).
  • (verb): To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
  • (verb): To materialise; to grow stronger.
  • (verb): To bring together; to amass.
  • (verb): To gather or grow larger by accretion.
  • (verb): To go towards the attacking goal.
  • (verb): To criticise.
  • (verb): To annoy.
  • (verb): To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
  • I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs.
  • I didn't get up until midday.
  • Get up off the couch and clean this mess!
  • As dusk fell a storm got up.
  • The general got up a large body of men.