To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs.
To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).
I didn't get up until midday.
To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
Get up off the couch and clean this mess!
To materialise; to grow stronger.
As dusk fell a storm got up.
To bring together; to amass.
The general got up a large body of men.
To gather or grow larger by accretion.
I could see that he was getting up a temper.
To go towards the attacking goal.
To criticise.
He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen.
To annoy.
To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
She was all got up in the most ridiculous frilly dress.