stand-up

  1. Adjective.  Honest; honorable.
  2. Adjective.  Upright; while standing.
  3. Adjective.  Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.
  4. Adjective.  (baseball, of a hit) That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
  5. Noun.  (uncountable) A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage.
  6. Noun.  (countable) A short meeting performed while standing up. .

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