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stand-up

stand-up · more stand-up · most stand-up

Honest; honorable; genuineHonest; honorable; genuine.

/ˈstændˌʌp/

Meaning

4 senses

Honest; honorable; genuine.
He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
Upright; while standing.
stand-up comedy
requiring a standing position
Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.
Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
stand-up double; stand-up triple

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Deverbal from stand up.

Deverbal from stand up.

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Forms

more stand-up, most stand-up

Comparative	more stand-up Lesson
Superlative	most stand-up Lesson

regular

Word family

8 related words

Derivedstand-up bass stand-up bassist stand-up comedy stand-up guy stand-up hockey stand-up meeting stand-up paddleboard stand-up paddleboarding

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

stance standA2 standardB2 standardization

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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