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Stand
stand
- have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet
"Lionel stood in the doorway"
- rise to one's feet
"he pushed back his chair and stood"
- move somewhere in an upright position
"she stood aside to let them enter"
- place or set in an upright or specified position
"don't stand the plant in direct sunlight"
- (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position
"the town stood on a hill"
- (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed
"after the storms only one house was left standing"
- remain valid or unaltered
"my decision stands"
- (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary
"the train now standing at platform 3"
- (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless
"soil where water stands in winter"
- (especially of food) rest without disturbance, typically so as to infuse or marinate
"pour boiling water over the fruit and leave it to stand for 5 minutes"
- (of a ship) remain on a specified course
"the ship was standing north"
- be in a specified state or condition
"since mother's death the house had stood empty"
- adopt a particular attitude towards a matter or issue
"students should consider where they stand on this issue"
- be of a specified height
"Sampson was a small man, standing 5 ft 4 in tall"
- be in a situation where one is likely to do something
"investors stood to lose heavily"
- be at a particular level, value, or stage
"the budget stood at £2,000 million per annum"
- act in a specified capacity
"he stood security for the government's borrowings"
- (of a stallion) be available for breeding
- withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged
"small, stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas"
- be able to endure or tolerate
"I can't stand the way Mum talks to him"
- be a candidate in an election
"he stood for parliament in 1968"
- provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense
"somebody in the bar would stand him a beer"
- act as umpire in a cricket match
- an attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument
"the party's tough stand on immigration"
- a determined effort to resist or fight for something
"this was not the moment to make a stand for independence"
- an act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force
"Custer's legendary last stand"
- a rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something
"a microphone stand"
- a small stall or booth in a street, market, or public building from which goods are sold
"a hot-dog stand"
- an upright structure on which an organization displays promotional material at an exhibition
"stands exhibiting new wines"
- a raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker
- the place where someone typically stands or sits
"she took her stand in front of the desks"
- a place where vehicles, especially taxis, wait for passengers
"a taxi stand"
- a witness box
"Sergeant Harris took the stand"
- a large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sporting venue
"United's manager watched from the stands"
- a cessation from motion or progress
"the train drew to a stand by the signal box"
- the mean sea level at a particular period in the past
- the state of the tide at high or low water when there is little change in water level
- each halt made on a touring theatrical production to give one or more performances
- a group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees
"a stand of poplars"
- a plot of land
- a flock of game birds
"the stand of pheasants has been better this year than for many years"