English to English
verb
- rise to one's feet
The audience got up and applauded.
source: WordNet 3.0
- get up and out of bed
I get up at 7 A.M. every day.
They rose early.
He uprose at night.
source: WordNet 3.0
- raise from a lower to a higher position
Raise your hands.
Lift a load.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to rise
The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M..
source: WordNet 3.0
- develop
We worked up an as of an appetite.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Machinate a plot.
Organize a strike.
Devise a plan to take over the director's office.
source: WordNet 3.0
- study intensively, as before an exam
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam.
source: WordNet 3.0
