stand-up
or stand·up
[stand-uhp]
- 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
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good, legal, honest, appropriate, legitimate, proper, honorable, suitable, true, upstanding, vertical, standing, straight, plumb, upright, horizontal, steep, deserved, due, meritedExamples from the Web for stand-up
Contemporary Examples
Spencer, 27, is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.
The correspondent does a stand-up next to a burning pile of heroin and gets a taste of its effect.
I watch his stand-up, I watch Chris Rock's, I read Baldwin and Baraka, I listen to Kanye.
Early this year, Cosby had a sitcom in development for NBC and a stand-up special in development for Netflix.
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
Historical Examples
The edge of a stand-up collar, stiff with gold embroidery, rubbed her cheek.
The RescueJoseph Conrad
He lighted one, and stuck it on the ledge of the stand-up desk.
VictoryJoseph Conrad
There is no harm in a stand-up fight with the weapons of nature.
The Making Of A NovelistDavid Christie Murray
There were ladies in coats and stand-up collars, and gentlemen with ringlets.
All Roads Lead to CalvaryJerome K. Jerome
This will do away with the stand-up look that sleeves sometimes have.
Textiles and ClothingKate Heintz Watson
Word Origin and History for stand-up
adj.
"courageous," 1811, originally of fist fights. To stand (someone) up "fail to keep an appointment" is attested from 1902. Stand-up comic first attested 1966.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper