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Stand 1

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

Stand 2

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

Stand 3

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

Stand 4

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

Stand 5

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

Stand 6

Definition: 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.

Stand 7

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

Stand 8

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

Stand 9

Definition: 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.

Stand 10

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

Stand 11

Definition: To be consistent; to agree; to accord.

Stand 12

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

Stand 13

Definition: To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.

Stand 14

Definition: To measure when erect on the feet.

Stand 15

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

Stand 16

Definition: To appear in court.

Stand 17

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

Stand 18

Definition: To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.

Stand 19

Definition: To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.

Stand 20

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

Stand 21

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

Stand 22

Definition: The act of standing.

Stand 23

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

Stand 24

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

Stand 25

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

Stand 26

Definition: 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.

Stand 27

Definition: A place where a witness stands to testify in court.

Stand 28

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

Stand 29

Definition: Rank; post; station; standing.

Stand 30

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

Stand 31

Definition: 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.

Stand 32

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

stand 33

Definition: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"

stand 34

Definition: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"

stand 35

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

stand 36

Definition: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"

stand 37

Definition: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

stand 38

Definition: a booth where articles are displayed for sale

stand 39

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

stand 40

Definition: a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"

stand 41

Definition: 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"

stand 42

Definition: an interruption of normal activity

stand 43

Definition: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"

stand 44

Definition: the position where a thing or person stands

stand 45

Definition: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

stand 46

Definition: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"

stand 47

Definition: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

stand 48

Definition: be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"

stand 49

Definition: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

stand 50

Definition: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

stand 51

Definition: be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

stand 52

Definition: hold one''s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won''t give in!"

stand 53

Definition: be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands feet tall"

stand 54

Definition: be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"

stand 55

Definition: remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"

stand 56

Definition: occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"

 

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