stand-up
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stand-up
- /ˈstændˌʌp/
Where it comes from
Deverbal from stand up.
adjective more stand-up · most stand-up · standup
- Honest; honorable; genuine. He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
- Upright; while standing. stand-up comedy
- Performed while standing although normally done while sitting. Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
- That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide. stand-up double; stand-up triple
noun stand-ups · standup
- A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.
- A comedian who performs on stage.
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A news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event.
Reporters covet standups rather than the voiceover narration of news footage because it puts their faces on the air.
Similar: stand-upper
- A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity). How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?
- A free-standing photographic print or promotional item; a standee.
Translations
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adj honest, honorable
| Español | honesto, honorable, honrable, decente, cumplidor |
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| Română | onest, de încredere |
adj upright
| Română | vertical, drept, perpendicular |
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noun performance of stand-up comedy
| 한국어 | 스탠드업 seutaendeueop, 스탠드업 코미디 seutaendeueop komidi |
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| 日本語 | スタンドアップ sutandoappu, スタンダップコメディ sutandoappu komedi |
| 中文 | 相聲 /相声 xiàngsheng, 單口相聲 /单口相声 dānkǒu xiàngsheng |
| Русский | стенда́п stɛndáp, стенда́п-коме́дия stɛndáp-komédija |
| עברית | סְטֶנְדְּאָפּ sténdap |
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