Meaning

Honest; honorable; genuine..

Definitions by Sense

1. Honest; honorable; genuine.
2. Upright; while standing.
3. Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.
4. (baseball, of a hit) That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
5. (uncountable) A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
6. (countable) A comedian who performs on stage.
7. (countable) A news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event.
8. (countable) A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity).

Example Sentences

He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.

For the first time on an English railway there was a good stand-up smash between a heavy steam-engine and a train of light cars, and it was 'bad for the coo.'

stand-up comedy

Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.

stand-up double; stand-up triple

Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.

Reporters covet standups rather than the voiceover narration of news footage because it puts their faces on the air.

How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?

Word Forms

• more stand-up
• most stand-up
• standup
• stand-ups

Synonyms for stand-up

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When Should You Use Stand-up?

Use stand-up when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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