stand
Cross references:
1. bear
1. stand \'stand\ \'stu.d\ vb or stood; or stand.ing [ME standen, fr. OE
standan; akin to OHG stantan, sta-n] to stand, L stare, Gk histanai to
cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing 1a: to support
oneself on the feet in an erect position 1b: to be a (specified) height
when fully erect 1c: to rise to an erect position 2a: to take up or
maintain a specified position or posture {~ asid e} 2b: to maintain one's
position 3a: to be firm and steadfast in support or opposition 3b: to be
in a particular state or situation {~s accused} 4: to hold a course at sea
obs 5: HESITATE 6: to have or maintain a relative position in or as if
in a graded scale <(~s first in his class} chiefly Brit 7: to be a
candidate : RUN 8a: to rest or remain upright on a base or lower end 8b:
to occupy a place or location 9a: to remain stationary or inactive {the
car stood in the garage for a week} {rainwater ~ing in stagnant pools} 9b:
to gather slowly and remain {tears ~ing in her eyes} 10: AGREE, ACCORD -
used chiefly in the expression it sta nds to reason 11a: to exist in a
definite written or printed form {copy a passage exac tly as it ~s} 11b: to
remain valid or efficacious {the order given last week as it @s} of a male
animal 12: to be available as a sire - used esp. of horses 1a: to endure
or undergo successfully 1b: TOLERATE, BEAR 2: to remain firm in the face
of 3: to submit to {~ trial} 4a: to perform the duty of {~ guard} 4b: to
participate in (a military formation) 5: to pay for {~ drinks} 6: to set
upright : to have a chance : to remain loyal or faithful to : DEFEND 1:
to be a symbol for : REPRESENT 2: to put up with : PERMIT 1: to depend
upon 2: to insist on : to maintain one's position 1: to play one's hand
as dealt in draw poker without resorting to the draw 2: to oppose or
resist change - stand.er n
2. stand n 1: an act of stopping or staying in one place 2a: a halt for
defense or resistance 2b: a defensive effort of some duration or degree of
success {goal-line (R@} 2c1: a stop made to give a performance 2c2: a town
where such a stop is made 3a: a place or post where one stands 3b: a
position esp. with respect to an issue 4a: the place taken by a witness
for testifying in court 4b: a section of the tiered seats for spectators
of an outdoor sport or spe ctacle; also : the occupants of such seats -
usu. used in pl. 4c: a raised platform serving as a point of vantage (as
for a speaker) 5a: a small often open-air structure for a small retail
business 5b: a site fit for business opportunity 6: a place where a
passenger vehicle stops or parks 7: HIVE 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
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