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    stand
    [stand]
    verb
    stand (verb) · stands (third person present) · stood (past tense) · stood (past participle) · standing (present participle) · stand at stud (verb) · stands at stud (third person present) · stood at stud (past tense) · stood at stud (past participle) · standing at stud (present participle)
    1. have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet:
      "Lionel stood in the doorway" · "she stood still, heart hammering" · "to improve your balance, practice standing on one foot"
      Similar:
      be on one's feet
      be upright
      be erect
      be vertical
      Opposite:
      sit
      lie
    2. (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position:
      "the town stood on a hill" · "the hotel stands in three acres of gardens"
      Similar:
      be
      sit
      perch
      nestle
      be situated
      be located
      be positioned
      be set
      be found
      be sited
      be established
      be perched
      • (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed:
        "after the heavy storms, only one house was left standing"
      • remain valid or unaltered:
        "my decision stands" · "his strikeout record stood for 38 years"
        Similar:
        hold
        obtain
        apply
        prevail
        reign
        rule
        hold sway
        be the case
        exist
        remain in force
        remain valid
        remain effective
        remain operative
        remain in operation
        hold good
        be in use
      • (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary:
        "the train now standing on track 3"
      • (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless:
        "avoid planting in soil where water stands in winter"
      • (of food, a mixture, or liquid) 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"
    3. be in a specified state or condition:
      "since mother's death the house had stood empty" · "sorry, darling—I stand corrected"
      • adopt a particular attitude toward 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 $14 million per annum" · "you can use the chart to create a report of where the project stands"
      • act in a specified capacity:
        "he stood watch all night"
      • (of a stallion) be available for breeding.
    4. withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged:
      "small boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas"
    5. BRITISH ENGLISH
      be a candidate in an election:
      "he stood for parliament in 1968" · "she stood as an Independent candidate in the general election"
    6. provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense:
      "somebody in the bar would stand him a beer"
    noun
    stand (noun) · stands (plural noun) · witness stand (noun) · witness stands (plural noun)
    1. an attitude toward a particular issue; a position taken in an argument:
      "the party's tough stand on welfare" · "his traditionalist stand"
      • a determined effort to resist or fight for something:
        "this was not the moment to make a stand for independence" · "we have to take a stand against racism"
        Similar:
        opposition to
        resistance to
        objection to
        defensive position against
        hostility to
        animosity toward
        disapproval of
      • an act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force:
        "Custer's legendary last stand"
        Similar:
        opposition to
        resistance to
        objection to
        defensive position against
        hostility to
        animosity toward
        disapproval of
    2. 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"
      • a raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker.
    3. the place where someone typically stands or sits:
      "she took her stand in front of the desks"
      • a place where vehicles, especially taxicabs, wait for passengers:
        "a taxi stand" · "the terminal's facilities include additional aircraft parking stands"
        Similar:
        rank
        station
        park
        place
        bay
        parking place
      • (the standthe witness stand)
        a witness box:
        "Sergeant Harris took the stand"
    4. a large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sports arena:
      "her parents watched from the stands"
    5. a cessation from motion or progress:
      "the train drew to a stand by the signal box"
      Similar:
      stop
      halt
      standstill
      dead stop
      • each halt made on a touring theatrical production to give one or more performances.
    6. a group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees:
      "a stand of poplars"
    Origin
    Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead.
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