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wake up

To awaken.
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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.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'wake up':

wake upTo awaken somebody.
wake upTo become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.
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