sit up
48 synonyms found
- abide
- arise
- await
- bide
- bide the issue
- bristle
- cock up
- dally
- dawdle
- dillydally
- disentangle
- flatten
- get up
- hang about
- hang around
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold your horses
- jump up
- linger
- loiter
- mark time
- put straight
- ramp
- rear up
- rise up
- set straight
- sit bolt upright
- sit tight
- stand up
- stay up
- stick around
- stick up
- straighten
- straighten out
- straighten up
- take time
- tarry
- unbend
- uncurl
- unkink
- unsnarl
- upheave
- uprear
- uprise
- wait
- wait a minute
- wait and see
Definition
(n) :
an exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position
"susan's doing sit ups to gain some muscles."
(v) :
to assume a sitting position from a position lying down