Dictionary entry details
• STAND UP (verb)
Meaning:
Rise to one's feet
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stand up; get up; rise; arise; uprise
Context example:
The audience got up and applauded
Hypernyms (to "stand up" is one way to...):
change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stand up"):
take the floor (stand up to dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue stand up
Meaning:
Refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "stand up" is one way to...):
hold out; resist; stand firm; withstand (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Put into an upright position
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
place upright; stand up; stand
Context example:
Can you stand the bookshelf up?
Hypernyms (to "stand up" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Cause:
stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Be standing; be upright
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
stand; stand up
Context example:
We had to stand for the entire performance!
Hypernyms (to "stand up" is one way to...):
rest (not move; be in a resting position)
"Stand up" entails doing...:
arise; get up; rise; stand up; uprise (rise to one's feet)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stand up"):
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)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Defend against attack or criticism
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
stick up; stand up
Context examples:
He stood up for his friend / She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student
Hypernyms (to "stand up" is one way to...):
defend; fend for; support (argue or speak in defense of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
hold water; stand up; hold up
Context examples:
Her shoes won't hold up / This theory won't hold water
Hypernyms (to "stand up" is one way to...):
endure; go; hold out; hold up; last; live; live on; survive (continue to live; endure or last)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Rise up as in fear
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bristle; uprise; stand up
Context examples:
The dog's fur bristled / It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
