Verb: wake up
- Stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock";
- awake, awaken, wake, waken
- Cause to become awake or conscious
"The alarm clock woke up the entire household";
- awaken, wake, waken, rouse, arouse
Derived forms: waking up, woken up, wakes up, woke up
Type of: alter, change, change state, modify, turn
Encyclopedia: Wake up