if a journalist stands up a story, they provide evidence or proof that it is true
Example: --- Eamon Fish was the poster-boy of cutting-edge, stand-up comedy.
to not come to meet someone who you have arranged to meet, especially someone who you are having or starting a sexual or romantic relationship with
Example: A man at the back stood up to ask a question.
to put your body into an upright position from a sitting or lying position
Example: A stand-up wash in the kitchen suited me and I wouldn't have put it past him to do a jimmy riddle in the tub, just to spite me.
to react in a particular way to severe conditions or treatment
Example: An overpowered Zodiac with a fiberglass transom and stand-up steering console.
to state or show publicly that you support someone or something, especially when something unpleasant or dangerous could happen to you as a result
Example: Chas, you know, was always delicate and they were anxious about how he would stand up to shock.
to still seem true or correct after being examined carefully
Example: Despite those two years on the box, he was still a stand-up at heart.
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