Stand-up meaning

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Done, taken, etc. in a standing position.

A stand-up lunch.

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Designating or having to do with a loyal, courageous person who will stand up resolutely for friends, principles, etc.

A stand-up guy.

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Stand-up comedy.

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Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.

Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.

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The definition of stand-up is upright, or done in a standing position, or is slang for being loyal to friends and beliefs.

An example of something stand-up is a tall, towering tree.

An example of stand-up is a comedian in a comedy club; a stand-up comedian.

An example of someone who is stand-up is a person who supports their principles, even when it is not popular; a stand-up person.

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High, stiff, and without folds.
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A stand-up comedian.
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He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.

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Designating or of a comedian who delivers monologues, tells a series of jokes, etc., as in nightclubs.
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A comedian who performs on stage.
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A free-standing photographic print or promotional item. Alternative spelling of standee.
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(baseball, of a hit) That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.

Stand-up double.

Stand-up triple.

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(uncountable) A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage.

Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.

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(countable) A short meeting performed while standing up.

How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?

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Standing upright or erect.
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Stand-up comedy.
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Stand-up Sentence Examples

  • Now stand up slowly.

  • Determination was her motivation to stand up to the bully.

  • The country is covered with limestone in many parts, and large isolated bluffs of this formation stand up in the plains both on the eastern and the western slopes.

  • If you don't stand up and demand a change, he'll keep on doing it.

  • If she was ever going to stand up for herself, it had to start right now.

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