1. A comedian who uses gags
   "The standup comedian had the audience in stitches with her witty observations";
   - stand-up

1. Requiring a standing position
   "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic"

1. Get on one's feet from a sitting or kneeling position
   "The audience stood up and applauded";
   - arise, rise, uprise [archaic, literary], get up
    
2. Refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
   "The politician stood up to the accusations"
    
3. Put into an upright position
   - stand, place upright
    
4. Be upright on two feet
   "We had to stand up for the entire performance!";
   - stand
    
5. Defend against attack or criticism
   "He stood up for his friend";
   - stick up
    
6. Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
   "Her shoes won't stand up";
   - hold up, hold water [informal]
    
7. Rise up as in fear
   "The dog's fur stood up";
   - bristle, uprise [archaic, literary]
    
8. Fail to keep an appointment, esp. not to turn up for a date
   "He waited at the restaurant for an hour before realizing she had stood him up"

Derived forms: standing up, stand-ups, stood up, stands up

See also: erect, upright, vertical

Type of: change posture, comedian, comic, defend, dispute [archaic], endure, funnyman, go, hold out, hold up, last, lay, live, live on, place, pose, position, put, rear, resist, rest, rise up, set, stand firm, support, survive, withstand

Encyclopedia: Standup comedian