adj
Meaning 1
Honest; honorable; genuine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stand-up
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Upright; while standing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- stand-up comedy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- stand-up double; stand-up triple
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A comedian who performs on stage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stand-upper
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
A free-standing photographic print or promotional item; a standee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
requiring a standing position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a stand-up bar
- a stand-up comic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Deverbal from stand up.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: почтен (počten) — honest, honorable
- Finnish: suoraselkäinen — honest, honorable
- Polish: lojalny — honest, honorable
- Polish: niezawodny — honest, honorable
- Romanian: onest — honest, honorable
- Romanian: de încredere — honest, honorable
- Spanish: honesto — honest, honorable
- Spanish: honorable — honest, honorable
- Spanish: honrable — honest, honorable
- Spanish: decente — honest, honorable
- Spanish: cumplidor — honest, honorable
- Bulgarian: прав (prav) — upright
- Bulgarian: изправен (izpraven) — upright
- Finnish: suora — upright
- Polish: stojący — upright
- Romanian: vertical — upright
- Romanian: drept — upright
- Romanian: perpendicular — upright
- Finnish: seisova — performed while standing
- Polish: stojący — performed while standing
- Chinese Mandarin: 相聲 /相声 (xiàngsheng) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Chinese Mandarin: 單口相聲 /单口相声 (dānkǒu xiàngsheng) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Finnish: stand-up-komedia — performance of stand-up comedy
- Hebrew: סְטֶנְדְּאָפּ (sténdap) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Icelandic: uppistand — performance of stand-up comedy
- Japanese: スタンドアップ (sutandoappu) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Japanese: スタンダップコメディ (sutandoappu komedi) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Korean: 스탠드업 (seutaendeueop) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Korean: 스탠드업 코미디 (seutaendeueop komidi) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Polish: stand-up — performance of stand-up comedy
- Russian: стенда́п (stɛndáp) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Russian: стенда́п-коме́дия (stɛndáp-komédija) — performance of stand-up comedy
- Polish: stand-uper — comedian who performs on stage
- Polish: stand-uperka — comedian who performs on stage
- Polish: stand-upowiec — comedian who performs on stage
- Swedish: ståuppare — comedian who performs on stage
- Finnish: seisova kokous — stand-up meeting
- Polish: spotkanie na stojąco — stand-up meeting
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