stand

Definitions

1. 1noun

   To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

2. 2noun

   To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc.

3. 3noun

   To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation.

4. 4noun

   To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.

5. 5noun

   To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.

6. 6noun

   To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.

7. 7noun

   To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.

8. 8noun

   To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.

9. 9noun

   To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.

10. 10noun

    To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.

11. 11noun

    To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.

12. 12noun

    To be consistent; to agree; to accord.

13. 13noun

    To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.

14. 14noun

    To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.

15. 15noun

    To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.

16. 16noun

    To measure when erect on the feet.

17. 17noun

    To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.

18. 18noun

    To appear in court.

19. 19transitive verb

    To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.

20. 20transitive verb

    To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.

21. 21transitive verb

    To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.

22. 22transitive verb

    To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.

23. 23transitive verb

    To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.

24. 24intransitive verb

    The act of standing.

25. 25intransitive verb

    A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.

26. 26intransitive verb

    A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.

27. 27intransitive verb

    A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand.

28. 28intransitive verb

    A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course.

29. 29intransitive verb

    A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music stand.

30. 30intransitive verb

    A place where a witness stands to testify in court.

31. 31intransitive verb

    The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business.

32. 32intransitive verb

    Rank; post; station; standing.

33. 33intransitive verb

    A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do.

34. 34intransitive verb

    A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.

35. 35intransitive verb

    A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.

36. 36noun

    a defensive effort

    "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"

37. 37noun

    a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance

    "a one-night stand"

38. 38noun

    a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

    Synonyms

    bandstand
39. 39noun

    a support or foundation

    "the base of the lamp"

    Synonyms

    basepedestal
40. 40noun

    a support for displaying various articles

    "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

    Synonyms

    rack
41. 41noun

    a booth where articles are displayed for sale

    Synonyms

    stall
42. 42noun

    tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)

43. 43noun

    a small table for holding articles of various kinds

    "a bedside stand"

44. 44noun

    a mental position from which things are viewed

    "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"

    "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

    Synonyms

    standpointviewpoint
45. 45noun

    an interruption of normal activity

    Synonyms

    standstill
46. 46noun

    a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area

    "they cut down a stand of trees"

47. 47noun

    the position where a thing or person stands

48. 48verb

    put up with something or somebody unpleasant

    "I cannot bear his constant criticism"

    "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"

    Synonyms

    abidebearbrookdigestendurestomachsuffersupporttolerate
49. 49verb

    have or maintain a position or stand on an issue

    "Where do you stand on the War?"

50. 50verb

    withstand the force of something

    "The trees resisted her"

    "stand the test of time"

    Synonyms

    fendresist
51. 51verb

    be available for stud services

    "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"

52. 52verb

    be standing; be upright

    "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

53. 53verb

    put into an upright position

    "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

54. 54verb

    be in some specified state or condition

    "I stand corrected"

55. 55verb

    hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright

    "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

56. 56verb

    be tall; have a height of; copula

    "She stands 6 feet tall"

57. 57verb

    be in effect; be or remain in force

    "The law stands!"

58. 58verb

    remain inactive or immobile

    "standing water"

59. 59verb

    occupy a place or location, also metaphorically

    "We stand on common ground"