I. ˈstand, -aa(ə)nd verb
( stood ˈstu̇d ; stood ; standing ; stands )
Etymology: Middle English standen, stonden, from Old English standan, stondan; akin to Old High German stantan, stān to stand, Old Norse standa, Gothic standan, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, place, histashai to be standing, stēnai to come to a stand, Sanskrit tiṣṭhati he stands
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to support oneself on the feet in an essentially erect position — compare lie , sit , kneel
b. : to be a specified height when fully erect
stands six feet two in his socks
a horse standing over fifteen hands at the shoulders
c. : to rise to an erect position : stand up
2.
a. : to take up or maintain a specified position or posture
stand aloof from an argument
stand aside and let me pass
asked the crowd to stand back
warned to stand clear of the swinging boom
stand at attention
b. : to hold one's ground : maintain one's position
stand firm
stand fast
stand still
: resist attack
choose whether to run away or stand and fight it out
stood at bay facing his tormentors
3.
a. : to assume and maintain a particular position or attitude with respect to some question or course of action
how does he stand on the disarmament question
: be firm and steadfast in support or opposition
has always stood firmly for states' rights
b. : to be in a particular state or situation
stands revealed as a liar
stands accused of betraying his friend
his bank account stood at low level
stands under heavy obligation to me
4. : to hold a course at sea : sail in a specified direction
stand out from the shore
stand for the harbor
5. obsolete : hesitate , scruple
stand at murder
6.
a. : to have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale of value or estimation
stands first in his class
stands high with his uncle just now
b. : to be in a position to gain or lose because of an action taken or commitment made
stands to realize a handsome profit on his investment
7.
a. : to choose to play a hand of cards as dealt (as in écarté or twenty-one)
b. : to accept the turnup as trump (as in seven-up)
8. chiefly Britain : to be a candidate for a position or office : run
will stand for reelection in his own district
9.
a. : to rest or remain upright on a base or lower end
a clock stood on the mantel
a ladder standing against the wall
— opposed to lie
b. : to occupy a place or location
an elm stands before the house
the house stands on a knoll facing the sea
c. : to be or stay upright in place
trees still standing after the hurricane
d. : to stay or remain in the usual position of use
left the dishes standing on the table
10.
a. : to remain stationary or inactive
the car stood in the garage for a week
stand waiting for the green light
specifically of a vehicle : to stay briefly (as for loading) in a public or private way
b. of a liquid : to lie or remain without flowing or circulating or being stirred or shaken up
rainwater standing in stagnant pools
let the wine stand so that the lees will settle
c. : to gather slowly and remain
sweat stood on his brow
tears standing in her eyes
11. : to be consistent : agree , accord — used especially in the expression it stands to reason
12.
a. : to exist in a definite written or printed form
copy a passage exactly as it stands in the original
the spelling of a name as it stands in the early charters
enforce a law just as it stands in the record
b. : to remain valid or efficacious
the order given last week still stands
13. of the wind , archaic : to come from or be in a specified place or condition
the wind stands in the west
14.
a. of a hunting dog
(1) : point
(2) : range
stands over more ground than is usual with hounds of other breeds — Dog World
b. of a male animal : to be available as a sire — used especially of horses
his sire now stands in France
the average stallion stands for about seven years
c. of a female animal : to accept the male : be in heat
transitive verb
1.
a. : to endure or undergo successfully
stand the cold
stand the test of time
how his motives would stand a closer scrutiny
b. : tolerate , bear
cannot stand criticism
can't stand the thought of losing all that money
c. : to endure the presence of
I never could stand that fellow
2. : to resist without yielding or retreating : remain firm in the face of
stand gunfire
stand a siege
3. : to submit to : agree to abide by : accept the result of : risk
stand the judgment of a Roman senate — Joseph Addison
brought back to stand trial for forgery
4.
a. : to perform the duty of
as I did stand my watch upon the hill — Shakespeare
stood guard over the treasure
b. : to participate in (a formation)
stand reveille
5. : to pay the cost of (as a treat) : pay for
I'll stand you a dinner
standing drinks for the crowd
6. : to set upright : cause to stand
picked the child up and stood him on his feet
stand a board on end
7. of a hunting dog : point , set
stand game
8. : to make available (a stallion) for breeding especially as a public stud
9. : to provide standing room for
this bus stands 41 people
Synonyms: see bear
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- stand a chance
- stand and deliver
- stand by
- stand by one's guns
- stand easy
- stand for
- stand in hand
- stand mute
- stand on
- stand one's ground
- stand on one's own feet
- stand over
- stand pat
- stand the gaff
- stand the racket
- stand to
- stand together
- stand treat
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English stand, stond, from standen, stonden to stand
1.
a. : an act of stopping or staying in one place
b. : standstill
the team was finally brought to a stand
2.
a. : a halt (as in a retreat or flight) for defense or resistance
b. : a defensive effort of some duration or degree of success
a gallant stand at the bridge
rallied his forces for a final stand
a record 5th-wicket stand by a cricket batsman
desperate goal-line stand
c.
(1) : a stop made by a touring theatrical company to give a performance
a one-night stand
(2) : a town where such a company stops for a performance
d. : a place for travelers to stop along a road
the old stand on the stage line — American Guide Series: Tennessee
3.
a. : a place or post where one stands : station , position
a beggar's customary stand near the gate
urged to take a definite stand on the question of civil rights
b. : a place where the hunter stands awaiting the game that is being driven toward him
4.
a. : the place taken by a witness for testifying in court : witness-box
took the stand in his own defense
b. : a section of the tiered seats for spectators of an outdoor sport or spectacle ; also : the occupants of such seats — usually used in plural
a roar of applause from the stands
the ball went into the stands behind third base
— compare grandstand
c. : a raised platform for viewing a race or other spectacle
judges' stand
the troops saluted as they passed the reviewing stand
d. : an outdoor platform for speakers or performers
e. : bandstand
f. : a place where a stallion is made available for breeding
5.
a. : a small often open-air structure for a small retail business
cigar stand
roadside fruit stand
hotdog stand
specifically : newsstand
after the latest edition hit the stands
b. : a site for business opportunity
a good stand for a drugstore
6. : a place at which a vehicle regularly stops or is parked when waiting for passengers
bus stand
taxi stand
7. archaic : a large container: as
a. : cask
b. : tub
stand of lard
c. : an open barrel
8. dialect : hive I 2
9.
a. : a small table
b. : a frame on or in which something may be placed for support
umbrella stand
music stand
reading stand
salt and pepper stand
stand for firing a rocket
c. : a base on which something may be placed for exhibit or use : standard , pedestal
typewriter stand
10.
a. : the state of the tide at high or low water when there is no sensible change of level
b. : stillstand 2a
11.
a. chiefly Scotland : a complete set (as of clothes) : suit
b. plural stand or stands chiefly Britain : a complete set of arms for one soldier
c. : a set of two or more related rolls in a rolling mill
d. : a unit of drill pipe consisting of two or more lengths coupled together with threaded pipe couplings
e. : a unit of machinery (as for milking, cotton ginning)
12. : a growth of plants (as trees) ; especially : the number or density on a given area
a good stand of corn
a mixed stand of hardwoods and conifers
timber thinned to a proper stand
— compare catch 8
13. Africa : lot 6b
14. : the erect part of a turned-over collar from the neckline to the crease — compare fall 1d(3)
15. : a standing posture
the tumblers ended the stunt in a stand
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