alight vs get up

alight

verb
  • Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest. 

  • Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon. 

  • Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop. 

adj
  • Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid. 

  • Aglow with activity or emotion. 

  • Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light. 

  • Burning, lit, on fire. 

adv
  • Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame. 

get up

verb
  • To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up. 

  • To go towards the attacking goal. 

  • To materialise; to grow stronger. 

  • To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up). 

  • To bring together; to amass. 

  • To gather or grow larger by accretion. 

  • To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. 

  • To criticise. 

  • To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly. 

  • To annoy. 

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