stand-up

1 of 3

adjective

ˈstand-ˌəp How to pronounce stand-up (audio)

: erect, upright

: stiffened to stay upright without folding over

a stand-up collar

: performed in, performing in, or requiring a standing position

a stand-up bar

especially : of, relating to, performing, or being a monologue of jokes, gags, or satirical comments delivered usually while standing alone on a stage or in front of a camera

stand-up comedy

a stand-up comedian

: marked by a high degree of personal integrity or loyalty

a stand-up guy

stand-up

2 of 3

noun

: stand-up comedy

also : a performer of such comedy

: a television broadcast in which the reporter or narrator faces the camera with the scene of the story in the background

stand up

3 of 3

verb

stood up; standing up; stands up

intransitive verb

: to rise to a standing position

: to remain sound and intact under stress, attack, or close scrutiny

transitive verb

: to fail to keep an appointment with

Example Sentences

Verb a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

After having to stand up for herself and defend her hairstyle at the 2015 Oscars, Mattel created a Barbie doll modeled after her red carpet look — including her locs.

Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 After a few hours of heads-down work at her office in Washington, D.C., Michele Late will stand up from her desk, get down on all fours and begin a series of cat-cow yoga poses in her cubicle.

Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Will the Tiger line stand up to the test in the Southeastern Conference?

Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2022 If enough additional Republicans stand up, there is potential for a cascade of others to follow, creating a critical mass of Republican leaders endorsing the election results.

Katherine Clayton And Robb Willer, CNN, 19 July 2022 The Deets: The reflective 600-denier ripstop polyester can stand up to the worst weather when secured on a bike rack.

Outside Online, 23 June 2022 So to help all of us out, here are a handful of recipes that can be made the morning of — or the night or days before — that can stand up to the commute and retain all of their deliciousness.

Washington Post, 9 May 2022 These liquid metal wires and circuits can stand up to significant bending or twisting.

Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2022 Like traditional pasta, these easy-to-cook strands of deliciousness can stand up to rich sauces, bakes and toppings galore.

Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022 See More

stand up for

phrase

as in protect

to drive danger or attack away from She always stood up for her little sister on the playground.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

protect
defend
safeguard
guard
shield
keep
secure
save
prevent
fence
ward
screen
cover
withstand
bulwark
oppose
resist
forfend
preserve
fend
war
fight
conserve
battle
contend
wall
buffer
avert
picket
palisade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

attack
assault
storm
submit
yield
assail
beset
cave
overrun
bombard
capitulate
besiege

as in justify

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections You have to stand up for the rules or there will be chaos.

Synonyms & Similar Words

justify
defend
maintain
uphold
stick up for
support
advocate
affirm
assert
proclaim
confirm
champion
discuss
state
vindicate
insist
protest
plead
espouse
emphasize
debate
claim
contend
argue
aver
warrant
avow
profess
underline
underscore
stress
avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

take back
withdraw
abandon
forsake
reverse
retract
switch
recant
refute
abjure
disprove
rebut
controvert

as in advocate

to promote the interests or cause of He stood up for the rights of those without a voice.

Synonyms & Similar Words

advocate
endorse
support
stick up for
back
hold a brief for
go to bat for
embrace
champion
plonk (for)
go in for
plump (for)
plunk (for)
help
patronize
assist
adopt
aid
indorse
second
reinforce
bail out
save
forward
further
preach
bolster
espouse
talk up
rescue
backstop
buttress
abet
side (with)
prop (up)
boost
advance
reenforce
plug
deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

interfere
oppose
foil
thwart
sabotage
fail
desert
let down
frustrate
baffle
disappoint

单词	stand up for
释义	stand-up 1 of 3 adjective ˈstand-ˌəp 1 a : erect, upright b : stiffened to stay upright without folding over a stand-up collar 2 : performed in, performing in, or requiring a standing position a stand-up bar especially : of, relating to, performing, or being a monologue of jokes, gags, or satirical comments delivered usually while standing alone on a stage or in front of a camera stand-up comedy a stand-up comedian 3 : marked by a high degree of personal integrity or loyalty a stand-up guy stand-up 2 of 3 noun 1 : stand-up comedy also : a performer of such comedy 2 : a television broadcast in which the reporter or narrator faces the camera with the scene of the story in the background stand up 3 of 3 verb stood up; standing up; stands up intransitive verb 1 : to rise to a standing position 2 : to remain sound and intact under stress, attack, or close scrutiny transitive verb : to fail to keep an appointment with Phrases stand up for : to defend against attack or criticism stand up to 1 : to meet fairly and fully 2 : to face boldly stand up with : to be best man or maid of honor for at a wedding ceremony Synonyms Adjective decent ethical honest honorable just noble principled respectable righteous upright upstanding Verb fly hold up pass wash See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis Recent Examples on the Web Verb After having to stand up for herself and defend her hairstyle at the 2015 Oscars, Mattel created a Barbie doll modeled after her red carpet look — including her locs. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 After a few hours of heads-down work at her office in Washington, D.C., Michele Late will stand up from her desk, get down on all fours and begin a series of cat-cow yoga poses in her cubicle. Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Will the Tiger line stand up to the test in the Southeastern Conference? Nubyjas Wilborn \| Nwilborn@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2022 If enough additional Republicans stand up, there is potential for a cascade of others to follow, creating a critical mass of Republican leaders endorsing the election results. Katherine Clayton And Robb Willer, CNN, 19 July 2022 The Deets: The reflective 600-denier ripstop polyester can stand up to the worst weather when secured on a bike rack. Outside Online, 23 June 2022 So to help all of us out, here are a handful of recipes that can be made the morning of — or the night or days before — that can stand up to the commute and retain all of their deliciousness. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 These liquid metal wires and circuits can stand up to significant bending or twisting. Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2022 Like traditional pasta, these easy-to-cook strands of deliciousness can stand up to rich sauces, bakes and toppings galore. Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Adjective 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 stand up for phrase 1 as in protect to drive danger or attack away from She always stood up for her little sister on the playground. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance protect defend safeguard guard shield keep secure save prevent fence ward screen cover withstand bulwark oppose resist forfend preserve fend war fight conserve battle contend wall buffer avert picket palisade Antonyms & Near Antonyms attack assault storm submit yield assail beset cave overrun bombard capitulate besiege See More 2 as in justify to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections You have to stand up for the rules or there will be chaos. Synonyms & Similar Words justify defend maintain uphold stick up for support advocate affirm assert proclaim confirm champion discuss state vindicate insist protest plead espouse emphasize debate claim contend argue aver warrant avow profess underline underscore stress avouch Antonyms & Near Antonyms take back withdraw abandon forsake reverse retract switch recant refute abjure disprove rebut controvert See More 3 as in advocate to promote the interests or cause of He stood up for the rights of those without a voice. Synonyms & Similar Words advocate endorse support stick up for back hold a brief for go to bat for embrace champion plonk (for) go in for plump (for) plunk (for) help patronize assist adopt aid indorse second reinforce bail out save forward further preach bolster espouse talk up rescue backstop buttress abet side (with) prop (up) boost advance reenforce plug deliver Antonyms & Near Antonyms interfere oppose foil thwart sabotage fail desert let down frustrate baffle disappoint See More
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