get up
1 get up gets up; getting up; got up or gotten up
When someone who is sitting or lying down gets up, they rise to a standing position.
I got up and walked over to where he was.
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= stand up
2 get up gets up; getting up; got up or gotten up
When you get up, you get out of bed.
They have to get up early in the morning.
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3 get up gets up; getting up; got up or gotten up
If you get yourself up in a particular kind of clothing, you dress in that clothing.
They knew how to get themselves up in those days.
...an old tramp got up in a velvet smoking-jacket.
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