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1 to leave one's bed

you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning

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2 to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

all got up in her Sunday best

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3 to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers

I'm still trying to get up the energy to reply

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getup

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1 clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

went to the prom in some elaborately beaded getup

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2 the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged

the wine book's getup is pretty standard, with wines being arranged according to country of origin

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motif,
theme

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“Get up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2022.

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The first known use of get up was in the 14th century

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