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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. out of bed;
- Example: "are they astir yet?"
- Example: "up by seven each morning"
[syn: astir(p), up(p)]

2. on the move;
- Example: "up and about"
- Example: "the whole town was astir over the incident"
[syn: about(p), astir(p)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Astir \A*stir"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + stir.] Stirring; in a state of activity or motion; out of bed. [1913 Webster] Astomatous
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

astir adj 1: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: astir(p), up(p)] 2: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: about(p), astir(p)]