get up

verb gets up · getting up · got up · gotten up

1. literally To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle.
2. To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day. I didn't get up until midday.
3. To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up. Get up off the couch and clean this mess!
4. To materialise; to grow stronger. As dusk fell a storm got up.
5. To bring together; to amass. The general got up a large body of men.
6. To gather or grow larger by accretion. The locomotive got up a good head of steam.
7. To go towards the attacking goal. 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. Australia, UK, colloquial To criticise. He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen.
9. colloquial To annoy. 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. She was all got up in the most ridiculous frilly dress.
11. Australia, colloquial To succeed; to win. Looking at the polling, I don't reckon this referendum will get up.
12. slang To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison.
13. slang To leave or go to somewhere. We better get up out of here.
14. slang To leave prison.
15. US, slang To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone.
16. slang To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something. You have to get up with your career.

Similar: form, take shape, hoard, mount up, tear into, irritate