get up

v 1: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

[syn: {arise}, {rise}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie

down}]

2: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They

rose early" [syn: {turn out}, {arise}, {rise}] [ant: {go

to bed}, {go to bed}]

3: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";

"Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {elevate}, {bring up}]

[ant: {lower}]

4: cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

5: develop, as of an appetite [syn: {work up}]

6: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and

attractive [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up},

{gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick

out}, {prink}, {attire}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}]

[ant: {dress down}]

7: arrange by systematic planning and united effort [syn: {organize},

{prepare}, {devise}]

8: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on

my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind

away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}]