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get up
Verb
  • To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb. literally
  • To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).
  • To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
  • To materialise; to grow stronger.
  • To bring together, amass.
  • To gather or grow larger by accretion.
  • To go towards the attacking goal. sports
  • To criticise. Britain, Australia, colloquial
  • To annoy. colloquial
  • To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.