getup
or get-up
noun Informal.
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Origin of getup
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Definition for getup (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for getup
She was met with boos and shouts, as a man wearing a Revolutionary War getup yelled, “Let someone else speak!”
CPAC Panel on Transcending Racist Label Breaks Down Into Verbal Chaos|Caitlin Dickson|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEASTCouldn't tell that so much from her getup as from the Frenchy hat and boulevard whiskers he's sportin'.
Shorty McCabe on the Job|Sewell FordThere was cheer in Naab's "Getup," now, and the horses quickened with it.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane GreyThe matter of his speech was excellent, its form, occasionally, as extravagant as his getup.
British Dictionary definitions for getup
verb (mainly adverb)
noun get-up
Idioms and Phrases with getup
Arise from bed; also, sit or stand up. For example, Once I get up and have coffee, I'm ready to work. One of Irving Berlin's earliest hit songs was “Oh! How I hate to Get Up in the Morning” (1918). [Mid-1300s]
Ascend, mount, as in I hate to get up on a ladder. [First half of 1500s]
Create or organize, as in She got up the petition against zoning. [Late 1500s]
Dress or adorn, as in She plans to get herself up in a bizarre outfit. This usage is most often put in the form of the past participle (got up), as in The wedding albums were got up with ruffles and lace. [Late 1700s]
Draw on, create in oneself, as in I finally got up the nerve to quit, or Joe got up his courage and told the boss he was leaving. [Early 1800s] Also see get someone's back up; also see the subsequent idioms beginning with get up.