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STAY UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not go to bed

Example:

We sat up all night to watch the election

Synonyms:

sit up; stay up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "stay up" is one way to...):

wake (be awake, be alert, be there)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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