stand-up

or stand·up

[ stand-uhp ]

/ ˈstændˌʌp /

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adjective

standing erect or upright, as a collar.

performed, taken, etc., while one stands: a stand-up meal.

designed for or requiring a standing position: a stand-up lunch counter.

(of a fight) characterized by the rapid exchange of many blows with little attention given to defensive maneuvering.

characterized by an erect or bold stance: a stand-up batter who hits many doubles.

Baseball. (of a double or triple) pertaining to a hit that allows the hitter to reach the base safely without having to slide.

(of a comedian) delivering a comic monologue while alone on the stage.

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Origin of stand-up

First recorded in 1580–90; adj. use of verb phrase stand up

Words nearby stand-up

stand your ground, stand-alone, stand-down, stand-in, stand-off half, stand-up, standard, standard amenities, standard assessment tasks, standard atmosphere, standard bicarbonate

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Spencer, 27, is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The correspondent does a stand-up next to a burning pile of heroin and gets a taste of its effect.
BBC Reporter Gets High On The Job|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I watch his stand-up, I watch Chris Rock's, I read Baldwin and Baraka, I listen to Kanye.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting|Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Early this year, Cosby had a sitcom in development for NBC and a stand-up special in development for Netflix.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account|Scott Porch|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I read that the series Hello Ladies came from a stand-up show of yours.
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’|Marlow Stern|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Ring Master should wear a high silk hat, a stand-up collar, and a pair of boots, besides being supplied with a long whip.
The Boy Craftsman|A. Neely Hall
We exercise the greatest care with gentlemen's stand-up collars.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, November 3, 1920|Various
A stand-up collar, of remarkable stiffness, kept his head at the proper level of self-respect.
In the Year of Jubilee|George Gissing
But what I am positive about is that there is no brain on the top of boys ornamented with stand-up collars.
John Bull, Junior|Max O'Rell
And he would be delighted at any time to prove in a stand-up fight the honesty of his convictions.
George Borrow and His Circle|Clement King Shorter

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