'sit up' definitions:
Definition of 'sit up'
(from WordNet)
verb
Not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election" [syn: stay up, sit up]
verb
Change to an upright sitting position; "He sat up in bed"
Synonyms of 'sit up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide,
- arise,
- await,
- bide,
- bide the issue,
- bristle,
- cock up,
- dally,
- dawdle,
- delay,
- dillydally,
- disentangle,
- extend,
- flatten,
- get up,
- hang about,
- hang around,
- hold everything,
- hold on,
- hold your horses,
- jump up,
- linger,
- loiter,
- mark time,
- put straight,
- ramp,
- rear,
- rear up,
- rectify,
- rise,
- rise up,
- set straight,
- sit bolt upright,
- sit tight,
- smooth,
- stand up,
- stay,
- stay up,
- stick around,
- stick up,
- straighten,
- straighten out,
- straighten up,
- take time,
- tarry,
- unbend,
- uncurl,
- unkink,
- unsnarl,
- upheave,
- uprear,
- uprise,
- wait,
- wait a minute,
- wait and see
Words containing 'sit up'
- Sit,
- Sitting,
- To sit,
- To sit at,
- To sit down,
- To sit out,
- To sit under,
- To sit up,
- sit by,
- sit down,
- sit down with,
- sit in,
- sit in on,
- sit on,
- sit out,
- Sitting room,
- To sit at chambers,
- To sit at meat,
- To sit at table,
- To sit for a fellowship,
- To sit on brood,
- baby sit,
- baby sitting,
- pet sitting,
- sit around,
- sit back,
- sit down strike,
- sit tight,
- sit-down,
- sit-in,
- sit-up,
- sitting bull,
- sitting duck,
- sitting trot,
- baby-sit,
- sit-down strike