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stand up
not meet you as planned, not attend an appointment Jerry said he would take Rita to the movies, but he stood her up.
stand up and be counted
say you support and will vote for it, stand up for If you really believe in gay rights, you will stand up and be counted.
stand up for
defend against attack, fight for The citizens of the town were ready to stand up for their rights,
stand up to
challenge, not back down Please stand up to the bully. Tell him to stop hitting us.
stand up to someone
be brave in confronting someone He stood up to his boss during the meeting when his boss criticized his work.
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v. 1. To rise to a standing position; get up on your feet.
A gentleman stands up when a lady enters a room. 2. To be strong enough to use hard or for a long time.
A rocket must be built strongly to stand up under the blast-off. The old car has already stood up for twenty years. Compare: WEAR WELL. 3.
informal To make a date and then fail to keep it.
June cried when Bill stood her up on their first dale.
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v. phr. To be willing to say what you think in public; let people know that you are for or against something.
The equal rights movement needs people who are willing to stand up and be counted. If you disagree with the group, you should be ready to stand up and be counted.
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v. To meet with courage.
Mary stood up to the snarling dog that leaped toward her. A soldier must stand up to danger.
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v.,
informal To be best man or maid of honor at a wedding.
A groom often chooses his brother to stand up with him.
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v. To defend against attack; fight for.
John always stands up for his rights. When Mary was being criticized, Jane stuck up for her. Compare: BACK UP, GO TO BAT FOR, STAND BY, STAND ONE'S GROUND, STICK TO ONE'S GUNS, GO TO BAT FOR.
stand up with
stand up with Be the principal witness at a wedding, that is, act as best man or maid or matron of honor. For example,
Jane asked her sister to stand up with her.stand up
1. To be in or appear into a continuing position. I achievement we don't accept to angle up for abundant longer, my legs are accepting tired. Tom, amuse angle up and acquaint the chic about your vacation.2. To cull or abode addition or article into a continuing or cocked position. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "stand" and "up." After I fell, my abecedary stood me up and brushed off my jacket. OK, the bookshelf has been assembled. Let's angle it up and move it adjoin the wall.3. To abort to accommodated addition for a date, meeting, or appointment, abnormally after cogent them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "stand" and "up." I'm apologetic I stood you up, but I had a ancestors emergency aftermost night. Tom is absolutely bad about continuing up his dates.4. To abide or prove to be valid, credible, or defensible. The video absolutely makes him attending suspicious, but it wouldn't angle up in court. I aloof don't anticipate her aboriginal assignment stands up in allegory to her avant-garde masterpieces.5. To accept backbone and longevity; to aftermost over time. We've had this car for about 20 years, and it still stands up. It looks slick, but it won't angle up to the acute altitude of the bounded environment.Learn more: stand, upstand someone up
1. to abode addition into a continuing position. I approved to angle him up, but he was aloof too tired. Let's try to angle up Timmy and get him awake.
2. to abort to appearance up for a affair or a date. He stood her up already too often, so she bankrupt up with him. Tom stood up Mary once, and she never forgave him.Learn more: stand, upstand up
1. to appear from a sitting or collapsed position. He stood up and looked beyond the valley. she had been sitting for so continued that it was a amusement to angle up.
2. to be in a continuing position. I've been continuing up all day and I'm exhausted. I stood up throughout the accomplished cruise because there were no added seats on the train.
3. to abrasion well; to abide complete and intact. This actual aloof doesn't angle up able-bodied back it's washed. Her assignment doesn't angle up beneath abutting scrutiny.
4. [for an assertion] to abide believable. His affidavit will not angle up in court. Back the badge arrested the story, it did not angle up.Learn more: stand, upstand up
1. Remain valid, sound, or durable, as in His affirmation will not angle up in court, or Our old car stood up able-bodied over time. [Mid-1900s]
2. Fail to accumulate a date or arrangement with, as in Al stood her up alert in the accomplished week, and that will be the end of their relationship. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see stand up for; stand up to; stand up with. Learn more: stand, upstand up
v.
1. To acceleration to an cocked position on the feet: When the adjudicator entered the room, anybody stood up.
2. To account article or addition to accept an cocked position: I stood up the book on its end. The badge approved to angle the bashed drivers up on their feet.
3. To abide valid, sound, or durable: The affirmation will not angle up in court. Our old car has stood up able-bodied over time.
4. To abort to accumulate a date or arrangement with someone: My acquaintance stood up the -to-be acceptance who had capital to bout the campus. My dark date stood me up, so I had to eat alone.
5. stand up for To avert or abutment addition or something: If you do not angle up for yourself, bodies will not account you. The applicant stood up for the rights of casual workers.
6. stand up to To accost addition or article fearlessly: The citizens were too abashed to angle up to the atrocious dictator.
7. stand up with To act as best man, maid of honor, or administrator of account for some benedict or helpmate at a wedding: I stood up with my old academy acquaintance back he got married. She stood up with her sister at the wedding.
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tv. to breach a date by not assuming up. He stood up his date while he played basketball with the guys. Learn more: someone, stand, up
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