English verb: wake up | |||
| 1. | wake up (body) cause to become awake or conscious | ||
| Samples | He was roused by the drunken men in the street. Please wake me at 6 AM.. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, waken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to, call, reawaken | ||
| Antonyms | cause to sleep | ||
| 2. | wake up (body) stop sleeping | ||
| Samples | She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, waken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Entail | catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber | ||
| Antonyms | dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off | ||