stand up betydelse and definition

Betydelse av stand up på svenska

• 0 to be in an upright position on your feet; to get yourself into an upright position on your feet:

  • I've been standing up all day and I'm really tired.

  • It was customary then for children to stand up when the teacher came into the classroom.

• 1 If an idea or some information stands up, it is proved to be true or correct:

  • Their evidence will never stand up in court.

  • Their argument won't stand up to detailed criticism (= when it is studied critically).

• 2 performed by a single person telling jokes and funny stories on stage:

  • stand-up comedy

  • a stand-up comedian

• 3 loyal; that you can rely on to defend you:

  • He was friendly, passionate, and a stand-up kind of guy.

• 4 involving violence or loud shouting, etc.:

  • The two men had had a stand-up row in the pub after the game.

• 5 A stand-up meeting is one at which people stand, rather than sit:

  • the hotel's stand-up management meetings

• 6 comedy performed by a single person telling jokes and funny stories on stage; stand-up comedy:

  • an evening of stand-up

  • He has worked as an actor, but is best known as a stand-up.

• 7 a meeting at which people stand, rather than sit

• 8 to prove to be true when closely examined:

  • The evidence is weak and will not stand up in court.

  • Good research will stand up under any criticism.

  • This fabric will stand up well even if it gets lots of wear.

• 9 related to a type of performance in which someone stands in front of a group of people and tells jokes:

  • stand-up comedy