wake up

Definition

To stop sleeping; to awake.

Etymology

From wake + up.

Example Sentences

• "I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan."
• ""Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head""
• "I fell asleep in God's arms and woke up in hell"

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