get up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === get up (third-person singular simple present gets up, present participle getting up, simple past got up, past participle (UK) got up or (US) gotten up) (literally) To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day. To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up. To materialise; to grow stronger. To bring together; to amass. To gather or grow larger by accretion. (sports) To go towards the attacking goal. (UK, Australia, colloquial) To criticise. (colloquial) To annoy. To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly. (Australia, colloquial) To succeed; to win. (slang) To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To leave or go to somewhere. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To leave prison. (slang, US) To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something. ==== Synonyms ==== (ascend): alley oop (as a command or interjection) (awaken): rise; see also Thesaurus:wake (stand): stand up (materialise): come into being, form, take shape; see also Thesaurus:come into being (amass): amound, hoard; see also Thesaurus:amass (grow larger): gather, mount up; see also Thesaurus:accumulate (criticise): berate, tear into; see also Thesaurus:criticize (annoy): exasperate, irritate; see also Thesaurus:annoy ==== Antonyms ==== go to bed sit down ==== Related terms ==== get up early get up in get up in someone's face ==== Translations ==== === See also === getup === Anagrams === Puget