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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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Joy Behar called out The View cohost Ana Navarro's crimson getup at the Hot Topics table.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
The two meet at a performance at the Wisconsin State Fair, where assorted semi-amateurs get up to impersonate legends like Elvis and Buddy Holly and Barbra Streisand.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The video has a charming PBS feel to it, with Puth grooving in an office-hours-style getup and dancing alongside Claymation instruments.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Joy Behar called out The View cohost Ana Navarro's crimson getup at the Hot Topics table.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Saddling up with Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides means getting up close and personal with the Santa Ynez River, with up to four water crossings, as the horses step sure-footed through the shallows.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
The two meet at a performance at the Wisconsin State Fair, where assorted semi-amateurs get up to impersonate legends like Elvis and Buddy Holly and Barbra Streisand.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Getup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getup. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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