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Stand 1Definition: To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position
Stand 2Definition: To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc. Stand 3Definition: To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation. Stand 4Definition: To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine. Stand 5Definition: To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary. Stand 6Definition: 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 7Definition: To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition. Stand 8Definition: To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice. Stand 9Definition: 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 10Definition: To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist. Stand 11Definition: To be consistent; to agree; to accord. Stand 12Definition: To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor. Stand 13Definition: To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless. Stand 14Definition: To measure when erect on the feet. Stand 15Definition: To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide. Stand 16Definition: To appear in court. Stand 17Definition: To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. Stand 18Definition: To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Stand 19Definition: To abide by; to submit to; to suffer. Stand 20Definition: To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet. Stand 21Definition: To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. Stand 22Definition: The act of standing. Stand 23Definition: A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand. Stand 24Definition: A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something. Stand 25Definition: A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand. Stand 26Definition: 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 27Definition: A place where a witness stands to testify in court. Stand 28Definition: The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business. Stand 29Definition: Rank; post; station; standing. Stand 30Definition: A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do. Stand 31Definition: 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 32Definition: A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch. stand 33Definition: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" stand 34Definition: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand" stand 35Definition: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air stand 36Definition: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" stand 37Definition: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" stand 38Definition: a booth where articles are displayed for sale stand 39Definition: tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) stand 40Definition: a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand" stand 41Definition: 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 42Definition: an interruption of normal activity stand 43Definition: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees" stand 44Definition: the position where a thing or person stands stand 45Definition: 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 46Definition: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" stand 47Definition: 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 48Definition: be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females" stand 49Definition: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" stand 50Definition: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" stand 51Definition: be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected" stand 52Definition: hold one''s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won''t give in!" stand 53Definition: be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands feet tall" stand 54Definition: be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!" stand 55Definition: remain inactive or immobile; "standing water" stand 56Definition: occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"
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