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get-up Definition

get·-up (getup′)

noun

  1. general arrangement or composition
  2. costume; outfit; dress
  3. ☆ driving ambition; vigor; energy

get up Synonyms

get up

v.

  1. To climb

    ascend, mount, go up; see climb 2.

  2. To arise

    get out of bed, rise, turn out; see arise 1.

get-up Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • man: What is the usual get-up of a mentally invisible man?

Converse of object

  • wear: The last line implies two things: you are wearing leather shoes; the one approaching is wearing a leather get-up.

Adjective modifier

  • usual: What is the usual get-up of a mentally invisible man?
  • whole: We will have to wear the whole get-up also for all exams and graduation, so it will get plenty of use!

Browse dictionary entries near get-up

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  2. get to
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  5. get sick
  6. get set
  7. get rid of
  8. get ready
  9. get past
  10. get over
  1. get wind of
  2. get wise (to)
  3. geta
  4. getatable
  5. getaway
  6. Gethsemane
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  8. getting
  9. Gettysburg
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