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stand up

DEFINITIONS OF: stand up

1

v rise to one's feet

Synonyms:
arise, get up, rise, uprise
Antonyms:
sit, sit down
take a seat
lie, lie down
assume a reclining position
sit, sit down
be seated
lie
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
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Types:
take the floor
stand up to dance
Type of:
change posture
undergo a change in bodily posture

v be standing; be upright

Synonyms:
stand
place upright, stand
put into an upright position
Antonyms:
sit, sit down
be seated
lie
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
seat, sit, sit down
show to a seat; assign a seat for
sit, sit down
take a seat
lie, lie down
assume a reclining position
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Types:
ramp
stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
stand back
stand away from an object or person
line up, queue, queue up
form a queue, form a line, stand in line
Type of:
rest
not move; be in a resting position

v put into an upright position

Synonyms:
place upright, stand
stand
be standing; be upright
Type of:
lay, place, pose, position, put, set
put into a certain place or abstract location

v defend against attack or criticism

“He stood up for his friend”
Synonyms:
stick up
Type of:
defend, fend for, support
argue or speak in defense of

v refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack

Type of:
hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

v resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

Synonyms:
hold up, hold water
Type of:
endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
continue to live through hardship or adversity

v rise up as in fear

Synonyms:
bristle, uprise
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