I. ˈstand verb
( stood ˈstu̇d ; stand·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High German stantan, stān to stand, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to support oneself on the feet in an erect position
b. : to be a specified height when fully erect
stand s six feet two
c. : to rise to an erect position
2.
a. : to take up or maintain a specified position or posture
stand aside
can you stand on your head
b. : to maintain one's position
stand firm
3. : to be in a particular state or situation
stand s accused
4. : to hold a course at sea
5. obsolete : hesitate
6.
a. : to have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale
stand s first in the class
b. : to be in a position to gain or lose because of an action taken or a commitment made
stand s to make quite a profit
7. chiefly British : to be a candidate : run
8.
a. : to rest or remain upright on a base or lower end
a clock stood on the mantle
b. : to occupy a place or location
the house stand s on a knoll
9.
a. : to remain stationary or inactive
the car stood in the garage for a week
b. : to gather slowly and remain
tears stand ing in her eyes
10. : agree , accord — used chiefly in the expression it stands to reason
11.
a. : to exist in a definite written or printed form
copy a passage exactly as it stand s
b. : to remain valid or efficacious
the order given last week still stand s
12. of a male animal : to be available as a sire — used especially of horses
13. : to refuse additional cards (as in blackjack)
transitive verb
1.
a. : to endure or undergo successfully
this book will stand the test of time
b. : to tolerate without flinching : bear courageously
stand s pain well
c. : to endure the presence or personality of
can't stand the boss
d. : to derive benefit or enjoyment from
you look like you could stand a drink
2. : to remain firm in the face of
stand a siege
3. : to submit to
stand trial
4.
a. : to perform the duty of
stand guard
b. : to participate in (a military formation)
5. : to pay the cost of (a treat) : pay for
I'll stand you a dinner
stand drinks
6. : to cause to stand : set upright
7. : to make available for breeding
stand a stallion
Synonyms: see bear
• stand·er noun
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- stand a chance
- stand for
- stand on
- stand one's ground
- stand on one's own feet
- stand tall
- stand treat
II. noun
Date: 1590
1.
a. : a halt for defense or resistance
b. : an often defensive effort of some duration or degree of success
a goal-line stand
c.
(1) : a stop made to give a performance
a 6-game stand at home
(2) : a town where such a stop is made
2. : an act of stopping or staying in one place
3.
a. : a place or post where one stands
b. : a strongly or aggressively held position especially on a debatable issue
took a stand against higher taxes
4.
a. : the place taken by a witness for testifying in court
b. plural
(1) : a section of the tiered seats for spectators of a sport or spectacle
(2) : the occupants of such seats
c. : a raised platform (as for a speaker or hunter) serving as a point of vantage
5.
a. : a small often open-air structure for a small retail business
a vegetable stand
a hot dog stand
b. : a site fit for business opportunity
6. : a place where a passenger vehicle stops or parks
a taxi stand
7. : hive 2
8. : a frame on or in which something may be placed for support
9. : a group of plants growing in a continuous area
10. : a standing posture