stand-upn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈstandʌp/, U.S.

/ˈstændˌəp/

Forms: 1500s standvppes (plural, in sense A. 1b), 1500s standvppis (Scottish, plural, in sense A. 1a), 1700s– stand-up.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand up at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to stand up at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.Compare later stick-up n. In sense A. 5 after to stand up 11b at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. With sense B. 3a compare earlier sit-down adj. 1.

A. n.

†a. Scottish. Probably: a vertical post or part of a structure. Obsolete. rare.

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1532 Extracted Processes, Court of Session (Edinb. Reg. House) No. v, Elphinstone v. Innes [To restore, being stolen] the lofting of the said chalmer with xiiij greit geistis and ane vndirgeist with iiij standvppis.

†b. In plural. Perhaps: a kind of high boot. Cf. startup n. 1a. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > high or long > boots

stand-ups1590

Hessian1806

pipe1819

butcher boots1860

1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late ii. sig. G4^v His holy day roabes went on, his standvppes newe blackt, his cappe faire brusht.

c. A stand-up collar (see sense B. 1a).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > stand-up

Medicis1799

stand-upc1836

stick-ups1850

sideboards1857

Medici collar1899

c1836 G. Walker Tailor's Masterpiece (rev. ed.) 104 Collars to Jackets, whether for Hussar stand-up's, or those with fall-downs, are cut exactly upon the principle of adults.

1905 ‘H. Haliburton’ Excurs. 36 Starched stand-ups.

1985 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 14 Aug. (Metro ed.) (Lifestyle Fashion section) p2/1 Collar treatments range from the neat no-collar look,..to deep shawl collars, stand-ups and, newest, the low, dropped notch collar.

†2. colloquial. A dance. Cf. to stand up 8 at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > dancing > [noun] > a dance

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measure?c1430

virlyc1430

tracec1450

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ballet1786

stand-up1861

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 202/1 It was a penny a dance for each of 'em as danced, and each stand-up took a quarter of an hour.

3. colloquial (now chiefly British and Irish English). Originally: †(Boxing) a match in which the combatants stand up fairly to one another without wrestling, flinching or evasion (obsolete. rare). Later more generally: a fight, argument, etc., involving direct confrontation. Cf. sense B. 2.

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society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight > standing

knock-down1845

stand-up1868

stand-up fight1884

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > instance of

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row1879

set-to1898

cag1916

barge1934

yike1976

stand-up2005

1868 J. K. Hunter Retrospect Artist's Life xi. 103 A stand-up of one round was commenced, in which Tam got twa blue e'en.

2005 Daily Rec. (Nexis) 23 Dec. 8 The problem is it's your partner's family you're insulting. Let your other half have a stand up with them by all means, but don't be tempted to join in.

4. colloquial. An event, meal, etc., at which people stand rather than sitting; (now chiefly) a brief, informal meeting at which attendees typically stand. Cf. sense B. 3a.In quot. 1897 denoting a refreshment counter at which people stand rather than sitting; cf. sense B. 4c.

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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > buffet or standing meal

perpendicular1863

stand-up1882

buffet meal1888

fork supper1940

society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > at which one remains standing

perpendicular1863

stand-up1882

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar

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breakfast-stall1853

fish-bar1887

stand-up1897

pizzeria1901

luncheonette1924

snack bar1930

snackette1935

snackery1936

pizza bar1956

Wimpy Bar1959

Wimpy1966

salad bar1976

1882 Punch 15 Apr. 177/2 Twenty minutes is all they allows you for ‘pecking’ the 'ole of the day, Jest time for a rush and a ‘stand-up’, and back to your box like a shot.

1897 ‘M. Twain’ Following Equator xiii. 143 He halted in front of the best restaurant, then glanced at his clothes and passed on, and got his breakfast at a ‘stand-up’.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 4 June 1/1 Luncheon is to be provided..and there will also be a ‘stand up’ at the buffet.

2008 PR Newswire (Nexis) 10 Sept. RSS notifications, instant messaging (IM) integration, integrated Wiki support, and virtual whiteboard for remote standups.

5. colloquial (originally U.S.). A failure to keep an appointment with a person; spec. a failure to show up to a date with an actual or potential romantic partner. Cf. to stand up 11b at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. Now rare.

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the world > space > place > absence > [noun] > absenting oneself > failure to keep an appointment

disappointment1551

stand-up1921

the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > non-observance or breach > [noun] > particular types of

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stand-up1921

1921 A. G. Empey Madonna of Hills vii. 56 I wonder if that jane's double-crossed me and given me the stand-up?

1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xxxix. 297 ‘It's a little late, but I've had a lot to do.’ ‘Another stand-up?’ Her voice got cool.

1977 D. Ramsay You can't call it Murder i. 15 We made a dinner date... He didn't show up... I'd write it off as an ordinary stand-up, except that he left that ten-gallon job [sc. hat] behind.

6. U.S. slang. A parade of persons from among whom a criminal suspect is to be identified; an identification parade. Now rare.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > identification parade

identification parade1908

show-up1913

identity parade1927

stand-up1935

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 113/2 Stand-up, the police line-up; show-up.

1949 Philadelphia Evening Bull. 14 Apr. 2/4 Jackson was brought to City Hall last night to take a look at Norman in a police standup, but he could not positively identify the prisoner.

1971 Pennsylvania State Rep. 442 331 We cannot determine, with certainty, whether appellant was identified in a line-up or a stand-up.

a. Originally U.S. An entertainer who tells jokes or amusing stories directly to an audience; a stand-up comedian. Cf. sense B. 6.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > [noun] > jester or comedian > stand-up

stand-up1954

1954 Variety 10 Mar. 60/2 Zany-pianist Desmond serves as a neat warmer-upper, displaying a sock comedic sense whether seated at the 88 apeing Liberace..or as a standup, pantoing a typical Saturday afternoon tv oater.

1963 Billboard 1 June 10/3 Cosby [is]..singular among Negro stand-ups in that he has apparently not given much thought to sit-ins.

1989 Guardian 28 July (Review section) 29/4 He's a comic actor, rather than a stand up.

2010 R. Herring How not to grow Up 148 Kitson..is a serious contender for greatest living stand-up in the world.

b. Originally U.S. A type of comedy in which an entertainer, typically standing alone on stage, tells jokes or amusing stories directly to an audience. Also occasionally (and in earliest use): a piece of comedy of this type. Cf. sense B. 6.

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1955 Variety 3 Mar. 22/2 Hope breezed thru his standup, the show's best part, and then passed the rest of the evening taking the punch lines from Niven and Blaine.

1976 New York 22 Mar. 33/1 People talk about how tough it is for a woman to do stand-up, but it should be easy.

1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 16 Nov. c1 I was doing standup long before the whole craze started.

2007 P. Kay Sound of Laughter (new ed.) xvi. 333 It's been eleven years since I first performed stand-up at the open mic night in Manchester.

B. adj.

a. Designed to stay upright or erect, or to be used in this orientation; esp. (of a collar) upright rather than folded over or turned down.

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the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adjective] > upright or erect

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top-right1562

steya1586

upstraight1598

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straight reacheda1649

surrect1692

stand-up1749

stick-up1808

to sit up and beg1869

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > stand-up

stand-up1749

stick-up1808

stick-up1853

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 223 A horseman's great coat, with a stand-up cape.

1813 in R. J. Macdonald Hist. Dress R.A. (1899) 48 A false stand-up collar of Belgian fashion.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 24 Dec. 4/1 A whole series of fanciful ‘stand-up’ cards.

1989 O. Hijuelos Mambo Kings play Songs Love 79 The Mambo Kings were up on the stage.., Manny with his stand-up bass, and then the trombonist and two of the horn players.

2018 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 16 Feb. 21 This gorgeous soft rib knitted dress has a stand-up collar, long sleeves with turn-up cuffs and slits in the sides.

†b. Bookbinding. Designating any of the projecting bands to which the sheets of a book are sewn. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adjective]

steepc1000

tooting?c1225

strutting1387

prominent?1440

extant1540

eminent?1541

pouting1563

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out1576

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poky1754

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salient1789

prouda1800

overdriven1812

extrusive1816

stand-up1818

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jutty1827

outflung1830

sticky-out1839

sticking-up1852

outreaching1853

protrusive1858

out-thrusting1869

stickout1884

protrudent1891

1818 H. Parry Art of Bookbinding 2 Stand-up-bands, the bands that the sheets are sewed too, projecting from the back.

2. Originally: (Boxing) designating a match in which the combatants stand up fairly to one another without wrestling, flinching, or evasion (frequently in fair (or square) stand-up fight); also in extended use. Later also: (of a fight, argument, etc.) involving direct confrontation. Now chiefly British and Irish English.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > [adjective]

martialc1425

warlike1585

stand-up1789

1789 D. Mendoza Let. 16 May in World 18 May I will fight you on turf, inclosed in a circle of equal dimensions as at our last contest—a stand up fight—the person falling without a blow, to lose the battle.

1849 C. Stovel Canne's Necessitie of Separation Introd. p. xc The conflict of the Puritans became a direct stand-up fight with legalized..episcopal domination.

1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table i His face marked with strong manly furrows, records of hard thinking and square stand-up fights with life.

1989 in R. Graef Talking Blues iv. 129 I had a stand-up row with this PC who had put the message on the radio.

2007 Afr. News (Nexis) 5 Aug. He can whip anyone who dares challenge him in a fair, stand-up fight, and is prepared to move up his weight division to prove he is still the country's greatest boxer alive.

a. Done or taken while standing up; (of a meal) eaten while standing up; (hence) relatively informal or insubstantial; spec. designating a brief, informal meeting at which attendees typically stand rather than sitting. Occasionally also: designating an upright stance. Cf. sit-down adj. 1.Stand-up meetings are a feature of agile (agile adj. 5) approaches to product development.

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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > buffet or standing meal

stand-up1820

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > [adjective] > of an action

standing1604

stand-up1820

1820 Morning Chron. 12 June It was a stand-up supper, and the tables, which were loaded with the choicest viands, were continually replenished.

1899 Daily News 10 Jan. 2/7 The encouragement of hurried, stand-up drinking at a counter.

1913 S. A. Mussabini Compl. Athletic Trainer 196 The old-fashioned stand-up position enabled the runners to keep ‘set’ on their marks for a very much longer time than the present-day straining ‘crouch’ will let them do.

1959 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 966/2 Ironing Table Designed for stand-up and sit-down ironing.

1987 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. 24 People waffle less when they are standing, a stand-up meeting makes everybody less tolerant of things that waste time.

2002 R. Murphy Kick (2003) 278 Most days I had a stand-up lunch of beer and sandwiches with Philip Larkin, who used to drink two pints to my one.

b. Sport (originally U.S.). Designating a type of water sport in which a person stands upright as the craft or board is propelled through the water (such as sailing, surfing, or paddleboarding); of, belonging, or relating to this style.

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1899 Sunday Times 27 Aug. 6/7 The programme includes..Stand-up Canoe Race (competitors to swim back with canoe).

1940 Winnipeg Free Press 20 July 27/5 A programme of ten novelty events, including a Relay Swimming race, stand up paddling race [etc.].

1986 Herald (Keswick & Lake District) 13 Sept. 2/8 Simon had started stand-up surfing when he was 12.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 July b11/1 (caption) In his younger days, Lopez was a surfer.., but now you'll find him on a stand-up paddleboard.

a. Esp. of furniture: designed to be used by a person standing upright. Frequently in stand-up desk (cf. standing desk n.).

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1831 Sydney Gaz. 19 Nov. One Stand-up Desk, press on top.

1864 Sussex Advertiser 6 Dec. 8/2 To be sold..all that old-established Inn and Market House, the Black Horse... It has every accommodation for the trade, having a spacious, handsomely-fitted, stand-up bar, with metal counter; [etc.].

1937 P. Sturges Easy Living in A. Horton Three More Screenplays (1998) 213 (stage direct.) Mary comes into the picture and puts her soup and milk on a standup table.

1967 BioScience 17 309/3 Stand-up benches with knee holes can be used by a person sitting down if adjustable stools are provided.

2015 Wall St. Jrnl. 20 June b1/5 In his office..he works at a stand-up desk perched on vintage hardwood floors.

†b. British. Of a railway carriage: not provided with seating; accommodating standing passengers only. Obsolete (historical in later use).The use of such carriages declined following the Railway Regulation Act of 1844, which obliged railway companies to provide third-class carriages with seating.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > types of railway carriage or wagon > types of carriage or compartment

first class1821

stand-up1839

non-smoking1851

soft1928

no smoking1973

1839 Leeds Mercury 14 Dec. 4/6 The fare for travelling in the stand-up-carriages amounts only to one penny a mile.

1874 Edinb. Evening News 26 Dec. On the Caledonian Railway,the..fourth-class, or ‘stand-up’, carriage is still in use.

1923 Daily Mail 20 June 8/4 When he [sc. the third-class passenger] was permitted to travel,..he was generally herded into an open vehicle of the cattle-truck type, or in the so-called ‘Stanhope’ carriage, which is believed to a corruption of ‘stand-up carriage’.

c. Designating a restaurant or other establishment where customers stand up at a counter, bar, etc., to eat or drink.

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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [adjective] > types of eating-house

stand-up1872

quick-lunch1891

sit-down1891

help-yourself1894

quick-and-dirty1908

serve-self1908

drive-through1918

tea-shoppy1931

full-service1934

snack bar1940

fast-casual1995

1872 Lippincott's Mag. Aug. 245/2 The American tourist of the present time—the clerk who..‘bolts’ Europe like a meal in a Bowery stand-up restaurant.

1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. xviii. 130/2 A stand-up buffet for light refreshments.

1986 Virginia Q. Rev. 62 677 Usually he had coffee at the stand-up kiosk.., but that morning he wanted warmth.

2005 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 1 July 17 A stand-up cafeteria serving Czech classics like roast pork, roast duck, sauerkraut, knedliky.., and tall glasses of golden Pilsner beer.

5. colloquial. Of a person: reliable, dependable, trustworthy. Frequently in stand-up guy. Occasionally also in extended use.Often with implication of courage in the face of danger or adversity; cf. to stand up 2 at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.Quots. 1841 and 1844 appear to be isolated early examples; the main development of the sense took place in the early 20th cent. in the United States, esp. in criminal or underworld slang.

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the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > one who braves danger > [adjective]

bravish1538

defianta1837

stand-up1841

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective]

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truefastOE

i-treowec1000

unfakenOE

trueOE

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steel to the (very) backa1300

true as steela1300

certainc1325

well-provedc1325

surec1330

traistc1330

tristc1330

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veryc1385

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good-heartedc1425

well-trusted?a1439

tristfulc1440

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suresby1553

responsible1558

trestc1560

reliable1569

cocksurea1575

sound1581

trustful1582

truepenny1589

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trustable1606

axiopistical1611

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confiding1645

fiducial1647

laudable1664

safe1667

accountable1683

serious1693

sponsible1721

dependable1730

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truthya1802

trustworthy1829

all right1841

stand-up1841

falsehood-free1850

right1856

proven1872

bankable1891

secure1954

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxix. 163 He was..one of the finest, stand-up men, you ever see.

1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxv. 412 An atmosphere of steak, and strong, stout, stand-up English beer.

1929 G. L. Hostetter & T. Q. Beesley It's a Racket! 239 ‘He's a stand-up guy’. ‘He'll stand up no matter what pressure they put on him.’

1977 R. P. Rettig et al. Manny vii. 181 Was I without balls? Hell, no! I wanted to be a standup cat too, you know, a guapo, the man with the heavy balls.

2013 A. Gibbons Raining Fire v. 65 Forget the tough exterior. Mick's a stand-up guy when you get to know him.

6. Originally U.S. Designating a type of comedy in which an entertainer, typically standing alone on stage, tells jokes or amusing stories directly to an audience; of, belonging to, or relating to this type of comedy. Also (and in earliest use): designating an entertainer who performs this type of comedy. Frequently in stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, stand-up comic.

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1947 Daily Variety 16 June 8/2 Occasioning the most comment is the Jack Parr replacement for Jack Benny... As a stand-up comic, but patterned too closely after Henry Morgan, he needs bright quips and routines which he hasn't been getting.

1970 Times 4 Apr. 21/3 Larry Grayson....vindicates the show in the department of stand-up comedy.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 31 May 44/5 From Richard Pryor to lesser comics, the best stand-up routine has often been such a naked venting of old traumas and neuroses that it could be considered vertical therapy.

2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Aug. 36/1 A shrink I saw a few years back found me so knee-slappingly funny that he asked whether I had ever considered becoming a stand-up comedian.

Compounds

stand-up paddle surfing n. (also stand-up paddleboarding) Surfing a sport in which a person standing upright uses a long single-bladed oar to propel a surfboard through flat water, or to ride a wave (abbreviated SUP, SUPing).

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2004 Honolulu Advertiser 5 Mar. c8/1 The event..will add a new division this year, beachboy-style surfing, or standup paddle surfing.

2008 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 21 Dec. d11/2 A stand-up paddle-boarding workout, a fitness craze that literally consists of standing on a board and paddling your way through calm water.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Mar. c29/1 The Waikiki beach boys..pioneered the art of stand-up paddleboarding—also known as stand-up paddle surfing or beach-boy surfing—now all the rage among fitness enthusiasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	stand-up
释义	stand-upn.adj. Brit. /ˈstandʌp/, U.S. /ˈstændˌəp/ Forms: 1500s standvppes (plural, in sense A. 1b), 1500s standvppis (Scottish, plural, in sense A. 1a), 1700s– stand-up. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand up at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to stand up at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.Compare later stick-up n. In sense A. 5 after to stand up 11b at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. With sense B. 3a compare earlier sit-down adj. 1. A. n. 1. †a. Scottish. Probably: a vertical post or part of a structure. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1532 Extracted Processes, Court of Session (Edinb. Reg. House) No. v, Elphinstone v. Innes [To restore, being stolen] the lofting of the said chalmer with xiiij greit geistis and ane vndirgeist with iiij standvppis. †b. In plural. Perhaps: a kind of high boot. Cf. startup n. 1a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > high or long > boots stand-ups1590 Hessian1806 pipe1819 butcher boots1860 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late ii. sig. G4^v His holy day roabes went on, his standvppes newe blackt, his cappe faire brusht. c. A stand-up collar (see sense B. 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > stand-up Medicis1799 stand-upc1836 stick-ups1850 sideboards1857 Medici collar1899 c1836 G. Walker Tailor's Masterpiece (rev. ed.) 104 Collars to Jackets, whether for Hussar stand-up's, or those with fall-downs, are cut exactly upon the principle of adults. 1905 ‘H. Haliburton’ Excurs. 36 Starched stand-ups. 1985 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 14 Aug. (Metro ed.) (Lifestyle Fashion section) p2/1 Collar treatments range from the neat no-collar look,..to deep shawl collars, stand-ups and, newest, the low, dropped notch collar. †2. colloquial. A dance. Cf. to stand up 8 at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > [noun] > a dance chore1382 dance1393 measure?c1430 virlyc1430 tracec1450 platfoot1559 hop-about1593 firk1637 footing1652 ballet1786 stand-up1861 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 202/1 It was a penny a dance for each of 'em as danced, and each stand-up took a quarter of an hour. 3. colloquial (now chiefly British and Irish English). Originally: †(Boxing) a match in which the combatants stand up fairly to one another without wrestling, flinching or evasion (obsolete. rare). Later more generally: a fight, argument, etc., involving direct confrontation. Cf. sense B. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight > standing knock-down1845 stand-up1868 stand-up fight1884 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > instance of flitec1000 plead1379 traverse1415 controversyc1430 disputation1557 tilt1567 wrangle1579 controverse1596 velitation1607 dispute1611 rixation1623 polemic1626 fireball1638 polemy1642 risse1684 polemical1808 spar1836 row1879 set-to1898 cag1916 barge1934 yike1976 stand-up2005 1868 J. K. Hunter Retrospect Artist's Life xi. 103 A stand-up of one round was commenced, in which Tam got twa blue e'en. 2005 Daily Rec. (Nexis) 23 Dec. 8 The problem is it's your partner's family you're insulting. Let your other half have a stand up with them by all means, but don't be tempted to join in. 4. colloquial. An event, meal, etc., at which people stand rather than sitting; (now chiefly) a brief, informal meeting at which attendees typically stand. Cf. sense B. 3a.In quot. 1897 denoting a refreshment counter at which people stand rather than sitting; cf. sense B. 4c. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > buffet or standing meal perpendicular1863 stand-up1882 buffet meal1888 fork supper1940 society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > at which one remains standing perpendicular1863 stand-up1882 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar buffet1792 breakfast-stall1853 fish-bar1887 stand-up1897 pizzeria1901 luncheonette1924 snack bar1930 snackette1935 snackery1936 pizza bar1956 Wimpy Bar1959 Wimpy1966 salad bar1976 1882 Punch 15 Apr. 177/2 Twenty minutes is all they allows you for ‘pecking’ the 'ole of the day, Jest time for a rush and a ‘stand-up’, and back to your box like a shot. 1897 ‘M. Twain’ Following Equator xiii. 143 He halted in front of the best restaurant, then glanced at his clothes and passed on, and got his breakfast at a ‘stand-up’. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 4 June 1/1 Luncheon is to be provided..and there will also be a ‘stand up’ at the buffet. 2008 PR Newswire (Nexis) 10 Sept. RSS notifications, instant messaging (IM) integration, integrated Wiki support, and virtual whiteboard for remote standups. 5. colloquial (originally U.S.). A failure to keep an appointment with a person; spec. a failure to show up to a date with an actual or potential romantic partner. Cf. to stand up 11b at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > [noun] > absenting oneself > failure to keep an appointment disappointment1551 stand-up1921 the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > non-observance or breach > [noun] > particular types of refusal1482 vow-breaking1533 stretch1541 breach of promise1613 vow-break1646 vow-breach1647 breach of privilege1650 fedifraction1650 breach1841 repudiation1842 stand-up1921 1921 A. G. Empey Madonna of Hills vii. 56 I wonder if that jane's double-crossed me and given me the stand-up? 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xxxix. 297 ‘It's a little late, but I've had a lot to do.’ ‘Another stand-up?’ Her voice got cool. 1977 D. Ramsay You can't call it Murder i. 15 We made a dinner date... He didn't show up... I'd write it off as an ordinary stand-up, except that he left that ten-gallon job [sc. hat] behind. 6. U.S. slang. A parade of persons from among whom a criminal suspect is to be identified; an identification parade. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > identification parade identification parade1908 show-up1913 identity parade1927 stand-up1935 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 113/2 Stand-up, the police line-up; show-up. 1949 Philadelphia Evening Bull. 14 Apr. 2/4 Jackson was brought to City Hall last night to take a look at Norman in a police standup, but he could not positively identify the prisoner. 1971 Pennsylvania State Rep. 442 331 We cannot determine, with certainty, whether appellant was identified in a line-up or a stand-up. 7. a. Originally U.S. An entertainer who tells jokes or amusing stories directly to an audience; a stand-up comedian. Cf. sense B. 6. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > [noun] > jester or comedian > stand-up stand-up1954 1954 Variety 10 Mar. 60/2 Zany-pianist Desmond serves as a neat warmer-upper, displaying a sock comedic sense whether seated at the 88 apeing Liberace..or as a standup, pantoing a typical Saturday afternoon tv oater. 1963 Billboard 1 June 10/3 Cosby [is]..singular among Negro stand-ups in that he has apparently not given much thought to sit-ins. 1989 Guardian 28 July (Review section) 29/4 He's a comic actor, rather than a stand up. 2010 R. Herring How not to grow Up 148 Kitson..is a serious contender for greatest living stand-up in the world. b. Originally U.S. A type of comedy in which an entertainer, typically standing alone on stage, tells jokes or amusing stories directly to an audience. Also occasionally (and in earliest use): a piece of comedy of this type. Cf. sense B. 6. ΚΠ 1955 Variety 3 Mar. 22/2 Hope breezed thru his standup, the show's best part, and then passed the rest of the evening taking the punch lines from Niven and Blaine. 1976 New York 22 Mar. 33/1 People talk about how tough it is for a woman to do stand-up, but it should be easy. 1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 16 Nov. c1 I was doing standup long before the whole craze started. 2007 P. Kay Sound of Laughter (new ed.) xvi. 333 It's been eleven years since I first performed stand-up at the open mic night in Manchester. B. adj. 1. a. Designed to stay upright or erect, or to be used in this orientation; esp. (of a collar) upright rather than folded over or turned down. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adjective] > upright or erect upstandingc1000 standing1180 erectc1386 upright1398 standard1538 top-right1562 steya1586 upstraight1598 struttinga1643 straight reacheda1649 surrect1692 stand-up1749 stick-up1808 to sit up and beg1869 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > stand-up stand-up1749 stick-up1808 stick-up1853 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 223 A horseman's great coat, with a stand-up cape. 1813 in R. J. Macdonald Hist. Dress R.A. (1899) 48 A false stand-up collar of Belgian fashion. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 24 Dec. 4/1 A whole series of fanciful ‘stand-up’ cards. 1989 O. Hijuelos Mambo Kings play Songs Love 79 The Mambo Kings were up on the stage.., Manny with his stand-up bass, and then the trombonist and two of the horn players. 2018 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 16 Feb. 21 This gorgeous soft rib knitted dress has a stand-up collar, long sleeves with turn-up cuffs and slits in the sides. †b. Bookbinding. Designating any of the projecting bands to which the sheets of a book are sewn. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adjective] steepc1000 tooting?c1225 strutting1387 prominent?1440 extant1540 eminent?1541 pouting1563 poking1566 out1576 egregious1578 promontory1579 out-pointed1585 buttinga1593 outjetting1598 perking1598 jettying1609 juttying1609 out-jutting1611 outstanding1611 upsticking1611 out-shooting1622 jutting1624 outgrowing1625 rank1625 toting1645 projectinga1652 porrected1653 protruded1654 protruding1654 upcast1658 protending1659 jettinga1661 raised1663 starting1680 emersed1686 exerted1697 projective1703 jet-out1709 exorbitant1715 sticking1715 foreright1736 poky1754 perked-up1779 salient1789 prouda1800 overdriven1812 extrusive1816 stand-up1818 shouldering1824 jutty1827 outflung1830 sticky-out1839 sticking-up1852 outreaching1853 protrusive1858 out-thrusting1869 stickout1884 protrudent1891 1818 H. Parry Art of Bookbinding 2 Stand-up-bands, the bands that the sheets are sewed too, projecting from the back. 2. Originally: (Boxing) designating a match in which the combatants stand up fairly to one another without wrestling, flinching, or evasion (frequently in fair (or square) stand-up fight); also in extended use. Later also: (of a fight, argument, etc.) involving direct confrontation. Now chiefly British and Irish English. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > [adjective] martialc1425 warlike1585 stand-up1789 1789 D. Mendoza Let. 16 May in World 18 May I will fight you on turf, inclosed in a circle of equal dimensions as at our last contest—a stand up fight—the person falling without a blow, to lose the battle. 1849 C. Stovel Canne's Necessitie of Separation Introd. p. xc The conflict of the Puritans became a direct stand-up fight with legalized..episcopal domination. 1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table i His face marked with strong manly furrows, records of hard thinking and square stand-up fights with life. 1989 in R. Graef Talking Blues iv. 129 I had a stand-up row with this PC who had put the message on the radio. 2007 Afr. News (Nexis) 5 Aug. He can whip anyone who dares challenge him in a fair, stand-up fight, and is prepared to move up his weight division to prove he is still the country's greatest boxer alive. 3. a. Done or taken while standing up; (of a meal) eaten while standing up; (hence) relatively informal or insubstantial; spec. designating a brief, informal meeting at which attendees typically stand rather than sitting. Occasionally also: designating an upright stance. Cf. sit-down adj. 1.Stand-up meetings are a feature of agile (agile adj. 5) approaches to product development. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > buffet or standing meal stand-up1820 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > [adjective] > of an action standing1604 stand-up1820 1820 Morning Chron. 12 June It was a stand-up supper, and the tables, which were loaded with the choicest viands, were continually replenished. 1899 Daily News 10 Jan. 2/7 The encouragement of hurried, stand-up drinking at a counter. 1913 S. A. Mussabini Compl. Athletic Trainer 196 The old-fashioned stand-up position enabled the runners to keep ‘set’ on their marks for a very much longer time than the present-day straining ‘crouch’ will let them do. 1959 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 966/2 Ironing Table Designed for stand-up and sit-down ironing. 1987 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. 24 People waffle less when they are standing, a stand-up meeting makes everybody less tolerant of things that waste time. 2002 R. Murphy Kick (2003) 278 Most days I had a stand-up lunch of beer and sandwiches with Philip Larkin, who used to drink two pints to my one. b. Sport (originally U.S.). Designating a type of water sport in which a person stands upright as the craft or board is propelled through the water (such as sailing, surfing, or paddleboarding); of, belonging, or relating to this style. ΚΠ 1899 Sunday Times 27 Aug. 6/7 The programme includes..Stand-up Canoe Race (competitors to swim back with canoe). 1940 Winnipeg Free Press 20 July 27/5 A programme of ten novelty events, including a Relay Swimming race, stand up paddling race [etc.]. 1986 Herald (Keswick & Lake District) 13 Sept. 2/8 Simon had started stand-up surfing when he was 12. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 July b11/1 (caption) In his younger days, Lopez was a surfer.., but now you'll find him on a stand-up paddleboard. 4. a. Esp. of furniture: designed to be used by a person standing upright. Frequently in stand-up desk (cf. standing desk n.). ΚΠ 1831 Sydney Gaz. 19 Nov. One Stand-up Desk, press on top. 1864 Sussex Advertiser 6 Dec. 8/2 To be sold..all that old-established Inn and Market House, the Black Horse... It has every accommodation for the trade, having a spacious, handsomely-fitted, stand-up bar, with metal counter; [etc.]. 1937 P. Sturges Easy Living in A. Horton Three More Screenplays (1998) 213 (stage direct.) Mary comes into the picture and puts her soup and milk on a standup table. 1967 BioScience 17 309/3 Stand-up benches with knee holes can be used by a person sitting down if adjustable stools are provided. 2015 Wall St. Jrnl. 20 June b1/5 In his office..he works at a stand-up desk perched on vintage hardwood floors. †b. British. Of a railway carriage: not provided with seating; accommodating standing passengers only. Obsolete (historical in later use).The use of such carriages declined following the Railway Regulation Act of 1844, which obliged railway companies to provide third-class carriages with seating. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > types of railway carriage or wagon > types of carriage or compartment first class1821 stand-up1839 non-smoking1851 soft1928 no smoking1973 1839 Leeds Mercury 14 Dec. 4/6 The fare for travelling in the stand-up-carriages amounts only to one penny a mile. 1874 Edinb. Evening News 26 Dec. On the Caledonian Railway,the..fourth-class, or ‘stand-up’, carriage is still in use. 1923 Daily Mail 20 June 8/4 When he [sc. the third-class passenger] was permitted to travel,..he was generally herded into an open vehicle of the cattle-truck type, or in the so-called ‘Stanhope’ carriage, which is believed to a corruption of ‘stand-up carriage’. c. Designating a restaurant or other establishment where customers stand up at a counter, bar, etc., to eat or drink. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [adjective] > types of eating-house stand-up1872 quick-lunch1891 sit-down1891 help-yourself1894 quick-and-dirty1908 serve-self1908 drive-through1918 tea-shoppy1931 full-service1934 snack bar1940 fast-casual1995 1872 Lippincott's Mag. Aug. 245/2 The American tourist of the present time—the clerk who..‘bolts’ Europe like a meal in a Bowery stand-up restaurant. 1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. xviii. 130/2 A stand-up buffet for light refreshments. 1986 Virginia Q. Rev. 62 677 Usually he had coffee at the stand-up kiosk.., but that morning he wanted warmth. 2005 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 1 July 17 A stand-up cafeteria serving Czech classics like roast pork, roast duck, sauerkraut, knedliky.., and tall glasses of golden Pilsner beer. 5. colloquial. Of a person: reliable, dependable, trustworthy. Frequently in stand-up guy. Occasionally also in extended use.Often with implication of courage in the face of danger or adversity; cf. to stand up 2 at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.Quots. 1841 and 1844 appear to be isolated early examples; the main development of the sense took place in the early 20th cent. in the United States, esp. in criminal or underworld slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > one who braves danger > [adjective] bravish1538 defianta1837 stand-up1841 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective] soothfastc825 truefastOE i-treowec1000 unfakenOE trueOE sickerc1100 trigc1175 strustya1250 steel to the (very) backa1300 true as steela1300 certainc1325 well-provedc1325 surec1330 traistc1330 tristc1330 trustya1350 faithfula1382 veryc1385 sada1387 discreet1387 trust1389 trothfulc1390 tristya1400 proveda1425 good-heartedc1425 well-trusted?a1439 tristfulc1440 authorizablea1475 faithworthy?1526 tentik1534 fidele1539 truthfulc1550 suresby1553 responsible1558 trestc1560 reliable1569 cocksurea1575 sound1581 trustful1582 truepenny1589 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 probable1596 confident1605 trustable1606 axiopistical1611 loyala1616 reposeful1627 confiding1645 fiducial1647 laudable1664 safe1667 accountable1683 serious1693 sponsible1721 dependable1730 unfailing1798 truthya1802 trustworthy1829 all right1841 stand-up1841 falsehood-free1850 right1856 proven1872 bankable1891 secure1954 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxix. 163 He was..one of the finest, stand-up men, you ever see. 1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxv. 412 An atmosphere of steak, and strong, stout, stand-up English beer. 1929 G. L. Hostetter & T. Q. Beesley It's a Racket! 239 ‘He's a stand-up guy’. ‘He'll stand up no matter what pressure they put on him.’ 1977 R. P. Rettig et al. Manny vii. 181 Was I without balls? Hell, no! I wanted to be a standup cat too, you know, a guapo, the man with the heavy balls. 2013 A. Gibbons Raining Fire v. 65 Forget the tough exterior. Mick's a stand-up guy when you get to know him. 6. Originally U.S. Designating a type of comedy in which an entertainer, typically standing alone on stage, tells jokes or amusing stories directly to an audience; of, belonging to, or relating to this type of comedy. Also (and in earliest use): designating an entertainer who performs this type of comedy. Frequently in stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, stand-up comic. ΚΠ 1947 Daily Variety 16 June 8/2 Occasioning the most comment is the Jack Parr replacement for Jack Benny... As a stand-up comic, but patterned too closely after Henry Morgan, he needs bright quips and routines which he hasn't been getting. 1970 Times 4 Apr. 21/3 Larry Grayson....vindicates the show in the department of stand-up comedy. 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 31 May 44/5 From Richard Pryor to lesser comics, the best stand-up routine has often been such a naked venting of old traumas and neuroses that it could be considered vertical therapy. 2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Aug. 36/1 A shrink I saw a few years back found me so knee-slappingly funny that he asked whether I had ever considered becoming a stand-up comedian. Compounds stand-up paddle surfing n. (also stand-up paddleboarding) Surfing a sport in which a person standing upright uses a long single-bladed oar to propel a surfboard through flat water, or to ride a wave (abbreviated SUP, SUPing). ΚΠ 2004 Honolulu Advertiser 5 Mar. c8/1 The event..will add a new division this year, beachboy-style surfing, or standup paddle surfing. 2008 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 21 Dec. d11/2 A stand-up paddle-boarding workout, a fitness craze that literally consists of standing on a board and paddling your way through calm water. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Mar. c29/1 The Waikiki beach boys..pioneered the art of stand-up paddleboarding—also known as stand-up paddle surfing or beach-boy surfing—now all the rage among fitness enthusiasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1532
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