'stand up' definitions:
Definition of 'stand up'
From: WordNet
verb
Rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie, lie down, sit, sit down]
verb
Refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
verb
Put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" [syn: stand, stand up, place upright]
verb
Be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" [syn: stand, stand up] [ant: lie, sit, sit down]
verb
Defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" [syn: stand up, stick up]
verb
Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: stand up, hold up, hold water]
verb
Synonyms of 'stand up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- answer,
- arise,
- ascend,
- avail,
- be consistent,
- be equal to,
- be erect,
- be proof against,
- be the case,
- be true,
- be truthful,
- bear,
- bear up,
- bear up against,
- bristle,
- cock up,
- come up,
- come up fighting,
- conform to fact,
- curl upwards,
- defy,
- disentangle,
- do,
- do it,
- endure,
- extend,
- fill the bill,
- flatten,
- fulfill,
- get by,
- get up,
- go around,
- go up,
- grow up,
- hack it,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang on,
- hang tough,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold good,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold together,
- hold true,
- hold up,
- hold water,
- jump up,
- just do,
- keep up,
- levitate,
- live through it,
- live with it,
- loom,
- make the grade,
- meet,
- meet requirements,
- mount,
- never say die,
- not flag,
- not give up,
- not weaken,
- pass,
- pass muster,
- prove out,
- prove to be,
- prove true,
- put straight,
- qualify,
- raised,
- ramp,
- reach,
- rear,
- rear up,
- rebuff,
- rectify,
- remain valid,
- repel,
- repulse,
- resist,
- rise,
- rise up,
- satisfy,
- see it out,
- serve,
- serve the purpose,
- set straight,
- sit bolt upright,
- sit up,
- smooth,
- spiral,
- spire,
- stand,
- stand at attention,
- stand at ease,
- stand erect,
- stand the test,
- stand up straight,
- stand upright,
- stay it out,
- stay the distance,
- stay with it,
- stick,
- stick it,
- stick it out,
- stick out,
- stick to it,
- stick together,
- stick up,
- stick with it,
- straight-up,
- straighten,
- straighten out,
- straighten up,
- stretch,
- suffice,
- surge,
- swarm up,
- sweat it out,
- sweep up,
- take it,
- tough it out,
- tower,
- unbend,
- uncurl,
- unkink,
- unsnarl,
- up,
- upgo,
- upgrow,
- upheave,
- uprear,
- upright,
- uprise,
- upspin,
- upspring,
- upstanding,
- upstream,
- upsurge,
- upswarm,
- upwind,
- wash,
- withstand,
- work
Words containing 'stand up'
- Stand,
- Stand by,
- Standing,
- Standing off,
- Standing on,
- To be at a stand,
- To stand against,
- To stand by,
- To stand for,
- To stand in,
- To stand off,
- To stand off and on,
- To stand on,
- To stand out,
- To stand to,
- To stand under,
- To stand up,
- To stand up for,
- To stand with,
- stand down,
- stand for,
- stand in,
- stand in for,
- stand off,
- stand on,
- stand out,
- stand over,
- stand up for,
- stand up to,
- stands,
- Flake stand,
- Garden stand,
- Grand stand,
- Microscope stand,
- Not to stand on ceremony,
- Spool stand,
- Stable stand,
- Stand of ammunition,
- Stand of arms,
- Stand of colors,
- Stand-by,
- Standing Pine,
- Standing army,
- Standing bolt,
- Standing committee,
- Standing cup,
- Standing finish,
- Standing order,
- Standing part,
- Standing rigging,
- To make a stand,
- To put to a stand,
- To stand a tiptoe,
- To stand at ease,
- To stand corrected,
- To stand fast,
- To stand fire,
- To stand firmly on,
- To stand in hand,
- To stand in stead,
- To stand in the gap,
- To stand in the gate,
- To stand in the gates,
- To stand on compliment,
- To stand on the defensive,
- To stand on tiptoe,
- To stand to reason,
- To stand to sea,
- To stand together,
- To stand trial,
- To stand upon,
- Wash stand,
- coat stand,
- covered stand,
- cruet stand,
- home stand,
- long standing,
- music stand,
- reviewing stand,
- stand aloof,
- stand apart,
- stand aside,
- stand back,
- stand behind,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand guard,
- stand hawk,
- stand in the way,
- stand oil,
- stand pat,
- stand sentinel,
- stand still,
- stand together,
- stand watch,
- stand-down,
- stand-in,
- stand-up,
- standing ovation,
- standing press,
- standing room,
- standing room only,
- standing stone,
- standing wave,
- take the stand,
- witness stand,
- Standing Pine, MS,
- To stand in one's own light,
- To stand on one's own legs,
- To stand one in hand,
- To stand one's ground,
- Water-standing,
- cruet-stand,
- custer's last stand,
- long-standing,
- stand-alone,
- stand-offish,
- standing operating procedure,
- standing rib roast,
- take a firm stand,
- To stand upon one's dignity,
- one-night stand,
- wash-hand stand