The difference between Get up and Stand up

When used as verbs, get up means to move in an upwards direction, whereas stand up means to rise from a lying or sitting position.

check bellow for the other definitions of Get up and Stand up

  1. Get up as a verb (literally):

    To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb.

    Examples:

    "The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle."

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

  2. Get up as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "I didn't get up until midday."

  3. Get up as a verb:

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

    Examples:

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

  4. Get up as a verb:

    To materialise; to grow stronger.

    Examples:

    "As dusk fell a storm got up."

  5. Get up as a verb:

    To bring together, amass.

    Examples:

    "The general got up a large body of men."

  6. Get up as a verb:

    To gather or grow larger by accretion.

    Examples:

    "The locomotive got up a good head of steam."

    "I could see that he was getting up a temper."

  7. Get up as a verb (sports):

    To go towards the attacking goal.

  8. Get up as a verb (UK, Australia, colloquial):

    To criticise.

    Examples:

    "He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen."

  9. Get up as a verb (colloquial):

    To annoy.

  10. Get up as a verb:

    To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.

    Examples:

    "She was all got up in the most ridiculous frilly dress."

  1. Stand up as a verb (intransitive):

    To rise from a lying or sitting position.

    Examples:

    "Stand up, then sit down again."

  2. Stand up as a verb (transitive):

    To bring something up and set it into a standing position.

    Examples:

    "Laura stood the sofa up on end."

  3. Stand up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.

    Examples:

    "John stood Laura up at the movie theater."

  4. Stand up as a verb (intransitive, of a thing):

    To last or endure over a period of time.

  5. Stand up as a verb (intransitive, of a person or narrative):

    To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.

  6. Stand up as a verb (intransitive, cricket, of a wicket-keeper):

    To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.

  7. Stand up as a verb (transitive):

    To launch, propel upwards

  8. Stand up as a verb (US, military, transitive):

    To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.).

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