stand-up

comparative more stand-up · superlative most stand-up · alternative standup

1. Honest; honorable; genuine.

   He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.

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   For the first time on an English railway there was a good stand-up smash between a heavy steam-engine and a train of light cars, and it was 'bad for the coo.'

   1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

2. Upright; while standing.

   stand-up comedy

3. Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.

   Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.

4. ball gamesThat allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.

   stand-up double; stand-up triple

plural stand-ups · alternative standup

1. uncountableA performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage

   Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.

2. countableA comedian who performs on stage.
3. countableA news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event.

   Reporters covet standups rather than the voiceover narration of news footage because it puts their faces on the air.

   2012, R. M. Reed, M. K. Reed, The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video, page 508

   Synonyms: stand-upper

4. countableA short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity).

   How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?

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   Esther Crawford, a project manager, asked people to join a “standup” meeting at 9:30 p.m. in San Francisco on Thursday as some layoff notices went out.

   2022 November 4, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, Mike Isaac, “Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

5. countableA free-standing photographic print or promotional item; a standee.