| 单词 | to stand up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stand up to stand up 1. a. intransitive. To rise to a standing position from another position. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise or be standing [verb (intransitive)] > rise arisec1000 astandOE standOE to stand upOE risec1175 risec1175 runge?c1225 uprisea1300 upstanda1300 buskc1390 to fare upa1400 to get upa1400 to win upona1400 dress1490 upget1582 up1635 raise1884 OE tr. Chrodegang of Metz Regula Canonicorum (Corpus Cambr. 191) xxvii. 225 Licge þær astreht eallum lichaman..and syððan arise and stande up butan cyrcan dura. lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) (Peterborough interpolation) anno 656 Þa stod seo kyning up toforen ealle his ðægna & cwæd luddor stefne [etc.]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 16415 Pilate stode vp on his fete mid-ward þat gret gadring. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Song of Sol. v. 5 I stode vp to open vnto my beloued. 1667 Omnia Comesta a Belo 12 If any person coming to Church..do not Stand Up at the Creed. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 112. ¶3 He..sometimes stands up when every Body else is upon their Knees. 1874 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxxi, in Monthly Packet June 523 He stood up in the waggon, and began to sing. 1916 P. Colum in P. Glassgold Anarchy! (2001) 353 This earnest heavy man stood up to speak to a crowd of impoverished Dublin workpeople. 2018 F. Cantú Line becomes River 112 I stood up from my chair and walked closer to meet the bird's interrogating gaze. b. transitive. Chiefly colloquial. To cause (a person) to rise to a standing position; to cause (a person) to stand in a particular place or position. Also (and in earliest use) reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise [verb (reflexive)] risec1175 arearc1220 right?c1225 to do up?c1335 dressa1400 raisec1450 to stand up1533 rearc1580 upend1900 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise [verb (transitive)] > cause to rise raisea1500 to stand up1533 stand1838 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere viii. p. cccclxxxviii Theruppon he..stode hym vp vpon a bench and made a proclamacyon. 1787 Characters in Ann. Reg. 16/2 When he found in the house of peers the general disapprobation and dislike of it, he stood himself up and spake against it. 1853 Arthur's Home Mag. July 42/1 The father..stood him up in the corner, saying, ‘You will stand here and study your lesson’. 1896 Chapman's Mag. Nov. 278 ‘I won't gie way,’ says my grandmother to herself. An' she stood herself up agin' the bank o' the pit, meaning fur to die in that persition. 1914 W. T. Ellis ‘Billy’ Sunday xxii. 280 Charles called a little girl out of the audience to sing... Charlie stood her up in a chair by the pulpit. 2019 @pugsrulemyworld 26 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 5 Nov. 2019) I suffered two terrible anxiety attacks. To the point where I legit couldn't stand myself up. c. intransitive. To remain upright on one's feet under (a heavy weight). Chiefly (and in earliest use) figurative, esp. in religious contexts. Cf. to stand under —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise or be standing [verb (intransitive)] > be standing > under something heavy to stand up1627 1627 J. Rogers Doctr. Faith 77 If you lay a load on a man too heavie for him, presently he sinkes under it, but yet hee can stand up under the burthen of hearing the everlasting wrath of God for his infinite sinnes. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 164 For the grace, the benefit, the pardon, was sudden, glorious, and so big, that they were not able without staggering to stand up under it. View more context for this quotation 1790 W. Wills Grace Triumphant 43 So big were they [sc. the promises of God], and so powerfully applied unto my soul, that I could scarcely stand up under such a weight of glory. 1805 W. Gordon tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. 52 Curiatius could scarce stand up under his arms. 1839 G. Mogridge Old Humphrey's Addr. 86 I never could have stood up under the load of trouble and trials..that God, in mercy, has given me strength to sustain. 1982 R. Chamberlain tr. V.-L. Beaulieu J. Connaissant 27 I wonder what would have become of us if we hadn't really loved each other, and how we could have stood up under the weight of so much. d. intransitive. colloquial. to stand up in: to be dressed in; to be wearing. Frequently in (only) the clothes one stands up in. Cf. to stand in —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [verb (transitive)] wearc893 weighc897 beareOE haveOE usea1382 to get on1679 sport1778 to stand up in1823 take1868 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > that which is worn wearing?c1225 every stitch?a1500 (only) the clothes one stands up in1937 1823 New Times 20 Dec. He took one watch with him, but was prevented taking anything else, except what he stood up in. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier ix. 182 I..planned..how one could..start out with no money and nothing but the clothes one stood up in. 1944 N. Streatfeild Curtain Up vi. 71 Monsieur Manoff and most of his pupils..escaped to America... They had, of course, nothing but what they stood up in. 2003 S. Mackay Heligoland (2004) ii. 18 She needed only the clothes she stood up in, for she was going to weave a cloack from bracken, but she had tied her pink ribbon in her hair. e. intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). will the real —— please stand up?: used rhetorically to indicate that the specified person should clarify their position, or reveal their true character.Used as a catchphrase in the U.S. television game show To Tell the Truth (first broadcast in 1956), in which three contestants each attempted to convince the panellists and audience that they were the person whose unusual occupation or experience had been recounted by the host. At the end of the round, the contestant who had been telling the truth was asked to rise: 1956 To tell the Truth (transcribed from TV programme) 25 Dec. Will the real Mitchell Parish please stand up? ΚΠ 1960 Sunday Gaz.-Mail (Charleston, W. Va.) 10 Apr. (Comics section) Will the real Thomas Jones please stand up? 1973 Illustr. London News July 76/3 Will the real Kate Brown please stand up and show herself? 1981 Nature 12 Mar. 89 (heading) Will the real Grenville Orogeny please stand up. 2000 ‘Eminem’ Real Slim Shady (transcribed from song) Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? 2004 Q Sept. 30/2 A $450 Pomeranian-chihuahua mix puppy was snatched by a man with a bleached blond crop, tattoos and a ‘Shady’ T-shirt. Would the real dognapper please stand up? 2. a. intransitive. literal and figurative. To remain standing bravely to confront an opponent, face a hostile situation, etc.; to make a stand against (as opposed to to stand up for). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > confront to stand upc1175 confront1612 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 16138 Hat lufess fir..Iss kinndledd i þatt herrte. Þatt..stanndeþþ upp biforenn follc...To niþþrenn woh wiþþ all hiss mahht. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Num. xxvi. B This is yt Dathan & Abiram, those famous men in the congregacion, which stode vp agaynst Moses and Aaron in the company of Corah. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xiv. 78 Giue me thy sword, a pesant stand vp thus. View more context for this quotation 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 12. 81 Such Men would stand up..against the Machinations of Popery and Slavery. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xv. 506 With the same spirit with which he had stood up against the Stuarts he had stood up against the Cromwells. 1897 A. E. Houghton Gilbert Murray xvii. 273 The smaller boy, who, though still standing up pluckily, was getting decidedly the worst of it. 1973 Sat. Evening Post (U.S.) July 46 How can a lone female wildcatter hope to stand up against these malignant men surrounding her? 2007 Church Times 1 June 7/1 The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland..called on the Kirk to reject Christian Zionism and to stand up against human trafficking. b. to stand up to. (a) intransitive. To meet, face, or withstand (an opponent, situation, etc.) courageously.See also to stand up to the rack at rack n.4 1e. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > confront abidec1275 stand?1316 visagec1386 bidec1400 to stand to ——1562 affront1569 to look (a person, etc.) in the face1573 outface1574 front1582 to meet with1585 confront1594 propose1594 to stand up to1596 outfront1631 to stand forth to1631 head1682 meet1725 the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > one who braves danger > defy danger (person or thing) [verb] face1570 dare1580 out-countenancec1585 to stand up to1596 outdare1598 to carry it off1663 to take the bull by the horns1711 brave1776 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise or be standing [verb (intransitive)] > be standing > in water, mud, etc., up to knees to stand inc1175 to stand up to1596 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > resist > maintain resistance against to stand before ——OE bearOE tholec1175 sustainc1330 last1340 suffera1387 support1483 outstand1571 hold1592 to hold outa1616 ridea1649 brunt1800 to stand up to1921 1596 H. Broughton Daniel ii. H3 Three kinges stande vp to Paras: and the fourth shalbe farre richer then they all. a1625 J. Fletcher Rule a Wife (1640) iii. 27 He stood up to me And mated my commands. 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang (at cited word) ‘Stand up to him’ (ring); do not flinch from the blows. 1827 W. Scott Two Drovers in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. xiii. 307 He found few antagonists able to stand up to him in the boxing ring. 1892 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 151 102/1 Few men..ventured to stand up boldly to such terrific bowling. 1894 Speaker 9 June 640/1 He knuckled under to any one who chose to stand up to him. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 94/2 There [sc. Potsdam] the President was informed that the first atomic bomb had been dropped in New Mexico—with complete success. But he did not stand up to Stalin. 2004 F. Lawrence Not on Label i. 5 They seem to be after a monopoly. But maybe that's not such a bad thing, if we're going to stand up to the power of the supermarkets. (b) intransitive. figurative and in figurative contexts. Of a thing: to endure, withstand (hard use, criticism, etc.).With quot. 1907 cf. to stand to —— 5b at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1907 Washington Post 7 Apr. 18/1 (advt.) Roadability tests have shown it can stand up to its work on the worst roads in the world. 1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah p. lxxxv I had seen Bible fetichism, after standing up to all the rationalistic batteries of Hume, Voltaire, and the rest, collapse before the onslaught of much less gifted Evolutionists. 1940 Punch 11 Dec. p. xiii Nylon tufts will stand up to an incredible amount of hard use. 2006 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 23 June 7 The box and all the equipment is very robust and will stand up to any amount of ill treatment. c. intransitive. Of an argument, claim, piece of evidence, etc.: to remain valid after close scrutiny or analysis; to be tenable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > theorize [verb (intransitive)] > of theory: be tenable to stand up1936 1936 N.Y. Times 10 Oct. 9/2 He borrowed from the New Deal the phrase ‘never be hampered by fact if you can create a campaign issue that looks good, even if it doesn't stand up.’ 1948 N.Y. Jrnl.-Amer. 9 May 1/3 Authorities here voiced doubt..whether such a charge would ‘stand up’. 1962 Listener 10 May 814/3 It will be interesting to see if this conclusion stands up when more results become available. 2019 BBC Focus Mag. Coll. 11 87/1 Evidence for herbal supplements gingseng and gingko biloba fails to stand up to strict scrutiny. The same goes for practically every other ‘brain booster.’ 3. a. intransitive. To be set upright; to be or become erect.With reference to hair, cf. main sense 18b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > be vertical [verb (intransitive)] > be or become upright standOE to stand upc1225 upstandc1275 risea1382 redress1480 stem1577 to prick up1657 upend1896 c1225 (?c1200) Sawles Warde (Bodl.) (1938) 8 Lonc he is..& his leor deaðlich..& euch her þuncheð þet stont in his heaued up. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3779 In slepe he sagh stand vp a sti, Fra his heued right to þe ski. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 294 Vp with the tymbre fast on ende... A, it standys vp lyke a mast! c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 80 And ane vthir speyr set & bundyn athort betuix the tua speyris that stude vp fra the eyrd lyik ane gallus. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 321 Up stood the cornie Reed Embattell'd in her field. View more context for this quotation 1793 W. Holwell Mythol. Dict. 415 An iron or bronze frame, wherein were three or four tines, which stood up upon a circular basis of the same metal. 1896 J. W. Kirkaldy & E. C. Pollard tr. J. E. V. Boas Text Bk. Zool. 391 The Sea Hedgehog (Diodon) is beset with bony spines, which stand up when the animal puffs itself out. 2017 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 19 Apr. 11 I fell on to the draining board and on top of the knife, which was standing up. b. intransitive. Of smoke, a flame, etc.: to rise up; to issue upwards. Cf. main sense 38.Apparently unrecorded between the Middle English period and the 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > [verb (intransitive)] > of vapour, etc.: be emitted, rise, or pass off to stand upc1300 risea1382 exhalec1400 steam1582 fume1594 suffumigate1599 emanate1818 off-gas1979 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > of flame or vapour to stand upc1300 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > become fire [verb (intransitive)] > blaze or flame > flame in specific shape to stand upc1300 spire1591 tongue1814 c1300 St. Brendan (Laud) l. 501 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 233 Þe leiȝe stod op an heiȝ ase þei it a wal were. a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Lamb.) (1887) i. 1818 Þe stem stod vp, so þey blew. 1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad vii. 11 When smoke stood up from Ludlow, And mist blew off from Teme. 1943 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 23 Apr. 1/6 Suddenly there is a huge column of fire standing up against the evening sky. 2018 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 1 Aug. ‘Just because you see a big column (of smoke) standing up every day does not mean we're not having some success in the fire line,’ Cal Fire Battalion Chief John Messina told a community meeting in Lake County. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > become open [verb (intransitive)] > of a door, gate, etc. > remain open to stand up1550 1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Avi In service tyme no dore standeth up, Where such men are wonte to fyll can and cuppe. 5. intransitive. to stand up for. To speak or act in support or defence of (a person, a cause, etc.). Cf. to stick up for at stick v.1 Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > convince, be convincing [verb (intransitive)] > of opinion, etc. to stand up for1562 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)] > support or defend to stand by ——OE to speak for ——a1300 to stand for ——1384 maintainc1390 to stand up for1562 to stand out for?c1576 to stand to ——1582 patronize1595 stickle1632 to stick up for1792 championize1840 champion1844 to take up the cudgels1869 1562 T. Sternhold et al. Whole Bk. Psalmes xxxv. 75 Lay hand vpon thy speare & shild, thy selfe in armour dres: stand vp for me & fight the feld, to help me from distres. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 21 Now Gods stand vp for Bastards. View more context for this quotation a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 21 They..stand up for the honour of the nation. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xvi. 136 I liked her for standing up for her husband. 1879 M. J. Guest Lect. Hist. Eng. xxi. 208 All swore that they would stand up for their rights. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement vi. 297 They begin picking on her and she stands up for herself. 2015 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Oct. 63/3 When litigation financiers talk about expanding access to justice and standing up for the little guy, they generally mean helping millionaires pursue claims against billionaires. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [verb (intransitive)] > take up position or assemble (of ships) to stand up1585 range1599 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xv. 130 The Cicilians..beeing acquainted with the seas,..Coursaries, and Skummers of the sea, stood vp in so great number, [etc.]. 1623 Cal. St. Papers, Col. 1622–4 213 [The ships] Stood up altogether [in the road of Swally]. 7. intransitive. Of an animal: to hold out, endure, keep going (in a race or chase). Cf. to stand before —— 5 at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare.In quot. 1656 in imperative, as a command to a horse. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] > with endurance or persistence to stand up1656 peg1805 to bang away1820 plug1867 plough1891 pitch1929 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > incite a horse by shouting or making a noise to stand up1656 chuck1824 to call on ——1832 to hold up1860 the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > action of game > [verb (intransitive)] to stand, be (abide obs.) at bayc1314 to steal awayc1369 stalla1425 starta1425 rusec1425 beatc1470 lodgec1470 trason1486 rouse1532 angle1575 bolt1575 to take squat1583 baya1657 watch1677 fall1697 tree1699 to go away1755 to sink the wind1776 to get up1787 to go to ground1797 lie1797 to stand up1891 fly1897 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > race [verb (intransitive)] > of animal: hold out or endure to stand up1891 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. xxxi. 54 Coachmen..whipping their horses, and..crying, stand up. 1891 Field 7 Nov. 695/3 A baker's dozen struggled on to the finish..but if our deer had stood up for another mile or two, the number would have been still further reduced. 1893 Sat. Rev. 7 Jan. 16/1 A dog who would lap after a course would have no chance of standing up in subsequent rounds. 2015 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 16 Aug. I was in a similar situation at the 2012 Olympics, pushing it on the last fence with a relatively tired horse and we got away with it. The horse stood up and we finished. 8. intransitive. To take part in a dance; to dance with (a partner); (formerly also) †to participate in a game, race, etc. (obsolete). Now rare.In quot. 2009 in a work of historical fiction probably influenced by literature of the Regency period; cf. quot. 1813. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > [verb (intransitive)] frikec1000 sail1297 dancec1300 sault1377 tripc1386 balea1400 hopc1405 foota1425 tracec1425 sallyc1440 to dance a fita1500 fling1528 to tread a measure, a dance1577 trip1578 traverse1584 move1594 to shake heels1595 to shake it1595 firk1596 tripudiate1623 pettitoe1651 step1698 jink1718 to stand up1753 bejig1821 to toe and heel (it)1828 morris1861 hoof1925 terp1945 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [verb (transitive)] > act as attendant to to stand up1753 society > leisure > sport > [verb (intransitive)] > prepare to play to stand up1884 tee1960 1753 O. Goldsmith Let. 26 Sept. (2018) 10 All stand up to country dance's, each gentleman furnished with a partner from the afforesaid Lady directress. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. xviii. 237 In vain did she entreat him to stand up with somebody else. View more context for this quotation 1884 J. Marshall's Tennis Cuts 169 He had a twist in his spine, which rendered him physically incapable of standing up to play more than one game a day. 1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xxvii. 39 Is football playing.., With lads to chase the leather, Now I stand up no more? 2009 D. Elbury Marriageable Miss xiv. 141 Although she had only stood up with him for one dance, it had been impossible not to register..the doctor. 9. intransitive. colloquial and regional. To take shelter, esp. from rain. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > take or seek refuge [verb (intransitive)] > take shelter > from the rain to stand up1782 1782 F. Burney Cecilia II. v. 97 It was at the house where you stood up that day on account of the mob that was waiting to see the malefactors go to Tyburn. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 252 Nobody thought of ‘standing up’ under doorways or arches. 1908 G. K. Chesterton Man who was Thursday 126 Hoping..that the snow-shower might be slight, he stepped back..and stood up under the doorway of a..shop. 1957 H. Hall Parish's Dict. Sussex Dial. (new ed.) 130/2 Standup, to take shelter from rain. 10. a. intransitive. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). With for. To act as a godparent or sponsor to (a godchild) at a baptism. Cf. main sense 10c(b). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > parenthood > [verb (transitive)] > be godparent to to stand at font (for a person)1620 to stand up1840 1840 I. T. Hinton Hist. Baptism x. 350 In some cases infants were brought to the baptistery..but then some one stood up for them, and declared they did renounce, and believe, and desire to be baptized. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Stand up for, to undertake the office of God-parent at a baptism. 2021 @mernino2k2 2 May in twitter.com (accessed 30 Nov. 2021) Father Randy Baptised Heather. Joan & Tom stood up for her. b. intransitive. U.S. colloquial. To present oneself for marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [verb (intransitive)] > present oneself for marriage to stand up1842 1842 Amer. Pioneer 1 314 They were married without any previous preparation..he standing up in a hunting dress, and she in a short gown and petticoat of homespun. 1987 M. McCarthy How I Grew ix. 266 It was exactly one week after Commencement and my twenty-first birthday when we ‘stood up’ together in the chapel. c. intransitive. U.S. colloquial. With with, for. To act as a groomsman or bridesmaid to (a bride or groom). ΚΠ 1859 in Chicago Sunday Tribune (1929) 10 Nov. 8/1 I want to tell you..about the wedding... We had no one to stand up with us, as we wished to have a simple service. 1912 Sat. Evening Post 24 Aug. 36/2 Could he forget old Buckey Leigh, the friend who had stood up with him at the altar? 1965 Sunday Gaz.-Mail (Charleston, W. Va.) 21 Mar. (Parade mag.) 7/1 The man who had stood up for him at his wedding. 2019 @mochamomma 7 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 22 Nov. 2019) Carlos is in college now and the kids all call him their Holiday Brother. He officiated at our wedding 4 years ago and the rest of the children stood up with us. 11. ΚΠ 1876 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 30 Jan. 11/7 The bar-keeper calls out, ‘Say, you snoozer, pony up.’ This the unfortunate would undoubtedly do in a moment if he had a pony, but..he is told by his equally ‘busted’ companions to ‘stand him up’, ‘give him the slip’, ‘put up your educated forefinger at him’. 1881 Times (Philadelphia) 8 Sept. Twenty years ago he stood me up for a five-dollar bouquet at Saratoga, and a month afterwards, when..I asked him for the money, he gave me fifty cents. b. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To fail to keep an appointment with (a person); spec. to fail to show up to a date with (an actual or potential romantic partner). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > court or woo [verb (transitive)] > make or have a date with > fail to keep a date to stand up1887 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > not do [verb (transitive)] > leave undone or fail to carry out > an appointment or event > an appointment with (someone) to stand up1887 1887 Iowa State Reg. 22 Apr. 7/3 The ‘chippy chaser’, if successful in making the clandestine acquaintance he seeks, and to making an appointment for some future evening, is, as a rule ‘stood up’. 1952 J. Cannan Body in Beck ix. 186 Time and again..I stood up the chaps so as to climb with him. 1978 L. Thomas Ormerod's Landing iii. 43 ‘What about the other agent, the lady?’.. ‘Stood you up, I shouldn't wonder,’ laughed Charles. 2000 Marie Claire (Johannesburg) Feb. 17/3 He was a garbageman..who begged her for weeks to have dinner with him, then stood her up at a Mexican restaurant. < as lemmas |
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