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get up

verb
  1. To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.

    "I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs."

  2. To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).

    "I didn't get up until midday."

  3. To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.

    "Get up off the couch and clean this mess!"

Synonymsalley oop, amound, hoard, berate, tear into, come into being
Antonymsgo to bed, sit down

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