got up; got up or gotten up; getting up; gets up
2
: to go ahead or faster
—used in the imperative as a command especially to driven animals
Examples of getup in a Sentence
Noun
He came onstage in a cowboy getup.
a guy in a crazy getup
Verb
you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning
all got up in her Sunday best
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Kayla Greaves, SELF, 3 July 2025
Maa relies heavily on weird make-up and getup for the horror impact of the film.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Ahzam Afzal, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
After hearing Lance call out to his wife, Aaron got up from bed and entered the living room to find his brother-in-law and dad looking out the sliding glass doors.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Noun
Just moments prior—adorned in an iconic silver getup, her braids covered in white beads—Williams was on her A-game, defeating Japan’s Naoko Sawamatsu in the first round of the 1997 tournament.
—Kayla Greaves, SELF, 3 July 2025
Maa relies heavily on weird make-up and getup for the horror impact of the film.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Verb
Letting a team member go, especially someone who has worked hard and taken a professional risk in helping your startup get up and running, is one of the hardest decisions a CEO or founder faces.
—Ahzam Afzal, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
After hearing Lance call out to his wife, Aaron got up from bed and entered the living room to find his brother-in-law and dad looking out the sliding glass doors.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 July 2025
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“Getup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getup. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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getup
1 of 2 noun
get·up
ˈget-ˌəp 
get up
2 of 2 verbget-ˈəp,
git-
1
a
: to arise from bed
b
: to rise to one's feet
2
: prepare sense 2, organize
get up a petition
3
: to produce in oneself by effort
get up the courage
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