stand-up

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stand-up

▶adjective

• 1 involving or used by people standing up.

• 2 (of a comedian) performing by standing in front of an audience and telling jokes.

  ■ (of comedy) performed in such a way.

• 3 (of a fight or argument) involving direct confrontation; loud or violent.

• 4 designed to stay upright or erect.

▶noun

• 1 a stand-up comedian.

  ■ stand-up comedy.

• 2 a brief monologue by a television news reporter.