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Stand up

verb

Rise to one's feet. Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, uprise. Antonyms: lie down, sit down.

Refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack.

Put into an upright position. Synonyms: place upright, stand.

Be standing; be upright. Synonym: stand. Antonyms: lie, sit.

Defend against attack or criticism. Synonym: stick up. "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"

Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.. Synonyms: hold up, hold water. "This theory won't hold water"

Rise up as in fear. Synonyms: bristle, uprise. "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

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"Stand up" Quotes from Famous Books

... people lying on the ground all in a heap. One of them who tried to stand up, called out: "Kachi, get up, here is the sahib," and then collapsed again on the top of the others. Neither Kachi nor the others gave any sign of life, and when I spoke to them I discovered that they were in a state ...

— In the Forbidden Land • Arnold Henry Savage Landor

... floor all but unconscious from the terrific shocks of fiery agony. They were completely helpless; further thoughts of resistance were unthinkable. But they were not left lying long. There came a telepathic compulsion to stand up; and they found themselves obeying, in spite of the shrieking protest of ...

— Astounding Stories, July, 1931 • Various

... the other, if turned into an enemy, might come out with some decidedly awkward revelations. So they went on in the old way, squabbling continually over trifles and making it up again, but on the whole ready to stand up for each other against the rest of the Form. Yes, alack!—the rest of the Form, for Gwen, in spite of her well-meant efforts, had not yet won popularity in the Fifth. She had tried to be genial and sociable, but nobody seemed to want her. If she joined in a conversation, Rachel Hunter or ...

— The Youngest Girl in the Fifth - A School Story • Angela Brazil

... it is not to be assumed that Lady Mary had not her full share of malice—she was undoubtedly well equipped with that useful quality—and she did not turn the other cheek when she was assailed. She could even stand up to the vitriolic Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and stand up so effectively that they tacitly agreed to an armed neutrality that verged perilously upon friendship. The young Duke of Wharton sometimes beat her in open fight, but she harboured no very angry feelings towards him. As regards Pope, ...

— Lady Mary Wortley Montague - Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) • Lewis Melville

... stand up, I say. I have bethought me of another fault. Provost, how came it Claudio was beheaded 455 At an ...

— Measure for Measure - The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] • William Shakespeare

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