All stand up synonyms
stand up
S s verb stand up
- live down β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- eyeball β Look or stare at closely.
- do credit to β present or represent honourably
- wear β to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- cock β A man's cock is his penis.
- jack β Sir John Arthur ("Jack") 1926β2014, Australian racing-car driver and designer.
- bob up β to come up unexpectedly; appear suddenly
- hold true β If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- hold water β a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32Β°F or 0Β°C and boiling at 212Β°F or 100Β°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- double-check β a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
- cut the mustard β to come up to expectations
- go all the way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- knock together β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- erect β Rigidly upright or straight.
- levered β Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
- live on β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
- make a comeback β popular again
- check up β If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
- get to one's feet β To stand up.
- disenchant β to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- eyeballed β Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- arise β If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- go in β go indoors
- levering β Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
- disenchanting β Present participle of disenchant.
- fall flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- live out β residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- add up β If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- hump β a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- come to nothing β plan, idea: fail
- lasted β to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- live through β experience or endure
- humped β having a hump.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- make sure β free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- carry through β If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- hold good β apply, remain true
- cut it β If you say that someone can't cut it, you mean that they do not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation.
- fill the bill β a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
- bring forward β If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- check on β to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- make the grade β a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- disappoint β to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
adjective stand up
- cocked β a conical pile of hay, dung, etc.