Word: get up Part of Speech: verb 1. To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. Labels: literally Example: The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle. Example: I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs. 2. To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day. Example: I didn't get up until midday. Example: We know what it is to get out of bed on a freezing morning in a room without a fire, and how the very vital principle within us protests against the ordeal. Probably most persons have lain on certain mornings for an hour at a time unable to brace themselves to the resolve. We think how late we shall be, how the duties of the day will suffer; we say, "I must get up, this is ignominious," etc.; but still the warm couch feels too delicious, the cold outside too cruel, and resolution faints away and postpones itself again and again just as it seemed on the verge of bursting the resistance and passing over into the decisive act. Now how do we ever get up under such circumstances? If I may generalize from my own experience, we more often than not get up without any struggle or decision at all. We suddenly find that we have got up. 3. To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up. Example: Get up off the couch and clean this mess! Example: That guy's not getting up, is he? 4. To materialise; to grow stronger. Example: As dusk fell a storm got up. 5. To bring together; to amass. Example: The general got up a large body of men. Example: If you're short on cash this month I'll just find another way to get up my half of the rent. 6. To gather or grow larger by accretion. Example: The locomotive got up a good head of steam. Example: I could see that he was getting up a temper. 7. To go towards the attacking goal. Example: City sent on Adam Johnson for the ineffective Jo and the Englishman at least gave notice that he wanted to run at the Arsenal defence, but his team-mates had been run into the ground by then and no-one could get up in support of the winger. 8. To criticise. Labels: Australia, UK, colloquial Example: He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen. Example: Back in January 1989, as soon as Rod got up me that night, I knew he rated me, cared about what I did and how I performed. I felt I′d climbed a big step up the credibility ladder. 9. To annoy. Labels: colloquial Example: Well, Beaver said at last. Somethin′s got up him. Like you said—people have regrets. 10. To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly. Example: She was all got up in the most ridiculous frilly dress. Example: He got himself up for the party. 11. To succeed; to win. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: Looking at the polling, I don't reckon this referendum will get up. Example: If the Blues happen to win, next day at Roma Saleyards you wouldn't know there'd been a game, but if the Maroons get up they drive it into the NSW buyers at every pen. 12. To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison. Labels: slang 13. To leave or go to somewhere. Labels: slang Example: We better get up out of here. Example: Get up out of there, fuck your ride. 14. To leave prison. Labels: slang 15. To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone. Labels: US, slang 16. To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something. Labels: slang Example: You have to get up with your career. Example: He got up on his game.