Related Words for stand up and be counted

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speak up
//
Phrase, Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
take a stand
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take the stand
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stand one's ground
///
Phrase, Verb
come out
//
Phrase, Verb
stand tall
//
Phrase, Verb
take sides
//
Phrase, Verb
stand up to
///
Phrase, Verb
put one's cards on the table
////x/x
Phrase, Verb
step up to the plate
///x/
Phrase, Verb
hold one's own
///
Phrase, Verb
take someone's part
//x/
Phrase, Verb
say one's piece
///
Phrase, Verb
put up or shut up
/////
Phrase, Verb
take up the cudgels
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
stand in
/x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
speak one's mind
///
Phrase, Verb
sound off
//
Phrase, Verb
cast one's vote
///
Phrase, Verb
get out the vote
//x/
Phrase, Verb
vote with one's feet
////
Phrase, Verb
stand up with
///
Phrase, Verb
stick up
//
Phrase, Verb
do one's bit
///
Phrase, Verb
put one's foot down
////
Phrase, Verb
stick out
//
Phrase, Verb
break ranks
//
Phrase, Verb
lay one's cards on the table
////x/x
Phrase, Verb
get the word out
/x//
Phrase, Verb
buck up
//
Phrase, Verb
put one's best foot forward
/////x
Phrase, Verb
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
rise to the occasion
//xx/x
Phrase, Verb
pull one's weight
///
Phrase, Verb
hold one's head high
////
Phrase, Verb
write one's own ticket
////x
Phrase, Verb
call out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
take up the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
stick to one's guns
////
Phrase, Verb
hold the line
/x/
Phrase, Verb
throw one's weight behind
///x/
Phrase, Verb
own up
//
Phrase, Verb
rise to the challenge
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
throw down
//
Phrase, Verb
raise one's voice
///
Phrase, Verb
take the count
/x/
Phrase, Verb
press one's case
///
Phrase, Verb
vote with one's wallet
////x
Phrase, Verb
say it all
///
Phrase, Verb
throw one's hat in the ring
///xx/
Phrase, Verb
bear up
//
Phrase, Verb
make a move
/x/
Phrase, Verb
step forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
stand firm
//
Phrase, Verb
call to account
//x/
Phrase, Verb
get on the stick
//x/
Phrase, Verb
call someone's bluff
//x/
Phrase, Verb
call a spade a spade
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
come
/
Verb
show one's face
///
Phrase, Verb
enter the lists
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
come out of the woodwork
///x/x
Phrase, Verb
dig in one's heels
/x//
Phrase, Verb
rally round
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make one's mark
///
Phrase, Verb
fall on one's sword
////
Phrase, Verb
spit it out
///
Phrase, Verb
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
strut one's stuff
///
Phrase, Verb
show one's stuff
///
Phrase, Verb
throw one's hat into the ring
///x/x/
Phrase, Verb
give someone a piece of one's mind
//xx////
Phrase, Verb
talk the talk
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make the cut
/x/
Phrase, Verb
score points
//
Phrase, Verb
hang together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
toss one's hat into the ring
///x/x/
Phrase, Verb
run up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
face up to
///
Phrase, Verb
kick up a fuss
//xx
Phrase, Verb
throw down the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
land on one's feet
////
Phrase, Verb
have someone's back
//x/
Phrase, Verb
get in on the act
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
man up
//
Phrase, Verb
toss one's hat in the ring
///xx/
Phrase, Verb
take the plunge
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stand on one's own two feet
//////
Phrase, Verb
get behind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
face the music
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
fight the good fight
/x//
Phrase, Verb
grandstand
/x
Noun
grasp the nettle
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
make waves
//
Phrase, Verb
have the floor
/x/
Phrase, Verb
show one's hand
///
Phrase, Verb
stand between
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sit up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
beg to differ
///x
Phrase, Verb
abide
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
accounted
x/x
Verb
accrued
x/
Adjective
adhere
x/
Verb
advocate
/xx
Noun, Verb
afford
x/
Verb
ahead
x/
Adverb
align
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
appear
x/
Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
array
x/
Noun, Verb
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ascertained
xx/
Adjective
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assemblage
x/x
Noun
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assessor
x/x
Noun
assimilated
x/xxx
Verb
astride
x/
Adverb
attend
x/
Verb
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
awake
x/
Adjective, Verb
bandstand
/x
Noun
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
bastion
/x
Noun, Verb
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
beads
/
Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
been
/
Verb
bench
/
Noun, Verb
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
bier
/
Noun
bleachers
/x
Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boasted
/x
Verb
booked
/
Adjective
booth
/
Noun
bouquet
x/
Noun
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bracket
/x
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
brook
/
Noun, Verb
buy
/
Verb, Noun
calculated
/xxx
Adjective
calculation
xx/x
Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
capitalized
/xxx
Adjective
cared
/
Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
categorized
/xxx
Adjective
charged
/
Adjective
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
classed
/
Adjective
classified
/xx
Adjective, Noun
colonization
xxx/x
Noun
compete
x/
Verb
compiled
x/
Verb
computed
x/x
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
conn
/
Noun, Verb
considered
x/x
Adjective
consisted
x/x
Verb
construed
x/
Verb
contention
x/x
Noun
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
cost
/
Noun, Verb
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
credited
/xx
Adjective
crutch
/
Noun, Verb
culled
/
Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
deemed
/
Adjective
defend
x/
Verb
deferred
x/
Adjective, Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
depended
x/x
Verb
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
dwell
/
Verb, Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
endure
x/
Verb
enumerated
x/xxx
Adjective
erection
x/x
Noun
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exam
x/
Noun, Verb
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
fade
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
feet
/
Noun
fend
/
Verb, Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
fill
/
Verb, Noun
finding
/x
Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
focused
/x
Adjective
foothold
/x
Noun
forest
/x
Noun, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
gazebo
x/x
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
grove
/
Noun, Verb
habitation
xx/x
Noun
had
/
Verb
hamper
/x
Verb, Noun
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
handrail
/x
Noun
hang
/
Verb, Noun
heading
/x
Noun
heavenward
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
helm
/
Noun, Verb
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
hinder
/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
holder
/x
Noun
housing
/x
Noun
identified
x/xx
Noun
impede
x/
Verb
improving
x/x
Adjective
in the lead
xx/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
included
x/x
Adjective
incur
x/
Verb
indoors
/x
Noun, Adverb
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
insist
x/
Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
internship
/xx
Noun
inventoried
/xxx
Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kiosk
/x
Noun
leading
/x
Adjective, Noun
lectern
/x
Noun
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lie
/
Verb, Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
line
/
Noun, Verb
listed
/x
Adjective
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
location
x/x
Noun
lock
/
Noun, Verb
looked
/
Adjective
maintain
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
marketing
/xx
Noun
martyrdom
/xx
Noun
mattered
/x
Verb
me
/
Noun
meant
/
Verb
measured
/x
Adjective
music stand
/x/
Phrase, Noun
newsstand
/x
Noun
nominate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
numbered
/x
Adjective
obstruct
x/
Verb
occur
x/
Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offish
/x
Adjective
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
oppose
x/
Verb