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Noun: getup 'get,úp- A set of clothing (with accessories)
"his getup was exceedingly elegant"; - outfit, rig, turnout Verb: get up- Get on one's feet from a sitting or kneeling position
"The audience got up and applauded"; - arise, rise, uprise, stand up - Get up and out of bed
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; - turn out, arise, uprise, rise - Take from a lower to a higher position
- raise, lift, elevate, bring up - Cause to rise
- Develop
- work up - Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- overdress, dress up, fig out [informal], fig up [informal], deck up, gussy up [N. Amer, informal], fancy up [informal], trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, rig out, tog up [informal], tog out [informal], doll up [informal] - Arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- organize, organise [Brit], prepare, devise, machinate - [informal] Study intensively, as before an exam
- cram [informal], grind away, bone up [informal], swot [Brit, informal], mug up [Brit, informal], swot up [Brit, informal], bone [informal], revise [Brit]
Derived forms: getups, getting up, got up, gets up See also: convey Type of: acquire, attire, change posture, develop, displace, dress, garb, get, get dressed, grow, hit the books, initiate, move, pioneer, produce, study Antonym: bed |