Dictionary

stand-up en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈstændˌʌp/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Deverbal from stand up.

Meanings

1. Honest; honorable; genuine.
   • For the first time on an English railway there was a good stand-up smash between a heavy steam-engine and a train of light cars, and it was 'bad for the coo.' 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
   • He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
2. Upright; while standing.
   • stand-up comedy
3. Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.
   • Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
4. (of a hit) That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
   • stand-up double; stand-up triple

Forms

Deriveds

stand-up bass · stand-up comedy · stand-up guy · stand-up bassist · stand-up paddleboarding · stand-up hockey · stand-up meeting · stand-up paddleboard

Translations (20)

es decente (honest, honorable) · ro de încredere (honest, honorable) · pl lojalny (honest, honorable) · fi suora (upright) · ro onest (honest, honorable) · es honorable (honest, honorable) · bg почтен (honest, honorable) · pl niezawodny (honest, honorable) · bg изправен (upright) · ro perpendicular (upright) · es cumplidor (honest, honorable) · es honesto (honest, honorable) · pl stojący (upright) · bg прав (upright) · ro vertical (upright) · fi suoraselkäinen (honest, honorable) · ro drept (upright) · fi seisova (performed while standing) · pl stojący (performed while standing) · es honrable (honest, honorable)

stand-up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈstændˌʌp/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Deverbal from stand up.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
   • Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.
2. (countable) A comedian who performs on stage.
3. (countable) A news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event.
   • Reporters covet standups rather than the voiceover narration of news footage because it puts their faces on the air. 2012, R. M. Reed, M. K. Reed, The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video, page 508:
4. (countable) A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity).
   • Esther Crawford, a project manager, asked people to join a “standup” meeting at 9:30 p.m. in San Francisco on Thursday as some layoff notices went out. 2022 November 4, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, Mike Isaac, “Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?
5. (countable) A free-standing photographic print or promotional item; a standee.

Forms

Descendants

스탠드업 · стенда́п · standupero · ståuppare · stand-up-komedia · stand-up · סְטֶנְדְּאָפּ · スタンドアップ · uppistand

Relateds

stand · stand up

Synonyms

stand-upper

Translations (18)

ko 스탠드업 (performance of stand-up comedy) · pl spotkanie na stojąco (stand-up meeting) · ko 스탠드업 코미디 (performance of stand-up comedy) · pl stand-upowiec (comedian who performs on stage) · pl stand-up (performance of stand-up comedy) · ru стенда́п-коме́дия (performance of stand-up comedy) · ru стенда́п (performance of stand-up comedy) · is uppistand (performance of stand-up comedy) · ja スタンドアップ (performance of stand-up comedy) · pl stand-uperka (comedian who performs on stage) · cmn 單口相聲 /单口相声 (performance of stand-up comedy) · ja スタンダップコメディ (performance of stand-up comedy) · cmn 相聲 /相声 (performance of stand-up comedy) · sv ståuppare (comedian who performs on stage) · fi seisova kokous (stand-up meeting) · he סְטֶנְדְּאָפּ (performance of stand-up comedy) · pl stand-uper (comedian who performs on stage) · fi stand-up-komedia (performance of stand-up comedy)