Get up
Get up verb - To leave one's bed.
Usage example: you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning
Lie
Lie verb - Assume a reclining position.
Usage example: lie down on the bed until you feel better
Nearby Word: lied
Both terms in one sentence
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One of them was "If elected, I will not lie down on the job." He then fell down and didn't get up.
Source: All Part of the Show - Afterwards he carries on a whispered conversation with the evil CIA man in another room.Turtle Effect: Once a character is knocked down, they just lie there as if unable to get up. Cf.
- Effinger's When Gravity Fails, eight people lie down at a Virtual Reality couch, and only seven get up.
Source: Your Mind Makes It Real
Cite this Source
Lie and Get up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/get_up/lie
Get up & Lie. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/get_up/lie>.
Lie or Get up. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/get_up/lie.
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