stand up

1. 1.

   rise to one's feet

   “The audience got up and applauded”

   Synonymsariseriseupriseget up

   Broaderchange posture

   Narrowertake the floor
2. 2.

   refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack

   Broaderresist
3. 3.

   put into an upright position

   “Can you stand the bookshelf up?”

   Synonymsstandplace upright

   Broaderput
4. 4.

   be standing; be upright

   “We had to stand for the entire performance!”

   Synonymsstand

   Broaderrest

   Narrowerrampstand backline up
5. 5.

   defend against attack or criticism

   “He stood up for his friend”

   “She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student”

   Synonymsstick up

   Broaderdefend
6. 6.

   resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

   “Her shoes won't hold up”

   “This theory won't hold water”

   Synonymshold uphold water

   Broadersurvive
7. 7.

   rise up as in fear

   “The dog's fur bristled”

   “It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!”

   Synonymsbristleuprise

Questions about stand up

What does stand up mean?

stand up means "rise to one's feet". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for stand up?

Close synonyms include arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stand up a common word?

stand up is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.