get up

Verb

• study intensively, as before an exam
  • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
    

• arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  • machinate a plot
    
  • organize a strike
    
  • devise a plan to take over the director's office
    

• put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
    
  • The young girls were all fancied up for the party
    

• develop
  • we worked up an as of an appetite
    

• cause to rise
  • The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M.
    

• raise from a lower to a higher position
  • Raise your hands
    
  • Lift a load
    

• get up and out of bed
  • I get up at 7 A.M. every day
    
  • They rose early
    
  • He uprose at night
    

• rise to one's feet
  • The audience got up and applauded
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cram , grind away , drum , bone up , swot , mug up , swot up , bone , organize , organise , prepare , devise , machinate , overdress , dress up , fig out , fig up , deck up , gussy up , fancy up , trick up , deck out , trick out , work up , raise , lift , elevate , bring up , turn out , arise , uprise , rise , stand u
• Antonyms: 
  lower , take down , let down , get down , bring down , sit down , sit , lie down , lie