| VERB | motion | get up, arise, rise, uprise, stand up | rise to one's feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise | get ... / get up and out of bed | |
| motion | get up, raise, lift, elevate, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position | |
| body | get up | cause to rise | |
| body | get up, work up | develop | |
| body | get up, overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, rig out, tog up, tog out | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive | |
| creation | get up, organize, organise, prepare, devise, machinate | arrange by systematic planning and united effort | |
| cognition | get up, cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, mug up, swot up, bone | study intensively, as before an exam |
| Meaning | Rise to one's feet. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue get up | |
| Synonyms | arise, rise, uprise, stand up | |
| Entailed by | stand, stand up | Be standing |
| Narrower | take the floor | stand up to dance |
| Broader | change posture | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
| Opposite | lie down, lie | assume a reclining position |
| sit down, sit | Take a seat / seat / seat | |
| Spanish | alzarse, erguirse, levantarse | |
| Catalan | aixecar-se, alçar-se, posar-se dret | |
| Meaning | get ... / get up and out of bed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "I get up at 7 A.M. every day" | |
| Synonyms | turn out, arise, uprise, rise | |
| Opposite | go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire | Prepare for sleep |
| Spanish | aparecer, despertarse, levantarse | |
| Catalan | aixecar-se, despertar-se, sortir del llit | |
| Meaning | Raise from a lower to a higher position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | The men get up the chairs | |
| Synonyms | raise, lift, elevate, bring up | |
| Cause to | rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise | Move upward |
| Narrower | chin, chin up | Raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar |
| get up | Cause to rise | |
| heighten | increase the height of | |
| hike, hike up, boost | increase | |
| hoist, lift, wind | Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | |
| hoist, run up | Raise | |
| hoist | Move from one place to another by lifting | |
| jack, jack up | Lift with a special device | |
| kick up | Cause to rise by kicking | |
| levitate | Cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity | |
| pick up, lift up, gather up | Take and lift upward | |
| pinnacle | Raise on or as if on a pinnacle | |
| pump | Raise (gases or fluids) with a pump | |
| raise, leaven, prove | Cause to puff up with a leaven | |
| rear, erect | Cause to rise up | |
| shoulder | Lift onto one's shoulders | |
| skid | elevate onto skids | |
| trice, trice up | Raise with a line | |
| underlay | Raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Opposite | lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down | Move something or somebody to a lower position |
| Spanish | alzar, aumentar, elevar, levantar, subir, traer | |
| Catalan | aixecar, alçar, elevar, enlairar, pujar | |
| Meaning | Cause to rise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| Spanish | levantar | |
| Catalan | llevar | |
| Meaning | Develop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | work up | |
| Broader | grow, develop, produce, get, acquire | Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) |
| Spanish | aumentar, crecer | |
| Catalan | augmentar, créixer | |
| Meaning | Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, rig out, tog up, tog out | |
| Narrower | bedizen, dizen | dress up garishly and tastelessly |
| enrobe | adorn with a robe / robe | |
| prank | dress up showily | |
| preen, primp, plume, dress | Dress or groom with elaborate care | |
| tart up | dress up in a cheap and provocative way | |
| Broader | dress, get dressed | Put on clothes |
| Opposite | dress down, underdress | Dress informally and casually |
| Similar to | costume, dress up | Dress in a costume |
| dress, dress up | Dress in a certain manner | |
| Spanish | arreglarse, ataviarse, ataviar | |
| Catalan | arreglar-se, empolainar-se, vestir-se | |
| Nouns | getup | a set of clothing (with accessories) |
| Meaning | Arrange by systematic planning and united effort. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | organize, organise, prepare, devise, machinate | |
| Narrower | embattle | Prepare for battle or conflict |
| lay | Prepare or position for action or operation | |
| mount, put on | Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance | |
| sandwich | make into a sandwich | |
| set up | Begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc. | |
| spatchcock | Prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock | |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
| Spanish | articular, coordinar, idear, organizar, preparar | |
| Catalan | articular, coordinar, idear, organitzar, preparar | |
| Meaning | study intensively, as before an exam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, mug up, swot up, bone | |
| Broader | study, hit the books | Learn by reading books |
| Similar to | cram | Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam |
| Spanish | empollar, estudiar | |
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