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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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 June 2026
On his summer night out with Burgess, Jackson donned an all-white getup while the model paired a black cami with gingham shorts.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Then, the Shamrocks got up to bat.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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Noun
One reviewer shouted out this getup for being big-bust friendly, which is important for me and my own hefty chest.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 June 2026
On his summer night out with Burgess, Jackson donned an all-white getup while the model paired a black cami with gingham shorts.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Verb
San Antonio gets up 12 and New York methodically chips away at it and inexplicably leaves the court for the half up seven.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Then, the Shamrocks got up to bat.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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“Getup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getup. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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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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