GET UP

(verb) get up and out of bed
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day", "They rose early", "He uprose at night"
synonyms : arise , rise , turn out , uprise
(verb) cause to rise
"The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."
(verb) 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"
synonyms : attire , deck out , deck up , dress up , fancy up , fig out , fig up , gussy up , overdress , prink , rig out , tog out , tog up , trick out , trick up
She attired herself in a royal blue gown. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) develop
"we worked up an as of an appetite"
synonyms : work up
(verb) study intensively, as before an exam
"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
synonyms : bone , bone up , cram , drum , grind away , mug up , swot , swot up
(verb) arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot", "organize a strike", "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
synonyms : devise , machinate , organise , organize , prepare
(verb) raise from a lower to a higher position
"Raise your hands", "Lift a load"
synonyms : bring up , elevate , lift , raise
(verb) rise to one's feet
"The audience got up and applauded"
synonyms : arise , rise , stand up , uprise

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