Synonyms for sit-up
sit-up

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1. sit-upverb

   a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage

2. stay up, sit upverb

   not go to bed

   "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

   Synonyms:
   sit up, stay up

3. sit upverb

   change to an upright sitting position

   "He sat up in bed"

   Synonyms:
   sit up, stay up

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1. Natasha Alexenko:

   These reports coming out are definitely going to make other jurisdictions sit up, take notice, and say it's time to take care of our backlog as well.

2. Lori Gregory:

   When we first got certified with therapy for Rojo, I thought 'oh this will be fun,' the first visit that we did, Shannon had him on the lead, and was taking him into a rehab facility. And I was kind of on his backside with all the nurses, and as she would take him in along the bedsides, I would hear them getting so excited. They said 'wow, Herald hasn't spoken in a month and I heard him say he's cute!' Or, 'look, Helen is trying to sit up and she hasn't moved for weeks.' Every room we were going in to, it was like seeing miracles happen.

3. Salman Ahmed:

   If there is a genuine dent in earnings, people will sit up and take notice.

4. Geoff Hill:

   He was just about to sit up on his board then there's been, his board's flipped up, he's gone in the water, a tail's been thrashing, he's got a couple of punches in, and he's got damage to his hand as a result of that.

5. Scott Baytosh:

   Kids at this age need to move and so often in education, we tell them to stop moving, sit still, sit up, pay attention. Here we are, allowing them just enough movement to be more comfortable and focus so that they can focus their mental energy on what the lesson is asking them, not thinking, 'I'm really uncomfortable. I wish I could move right now,'.