Definition of STAND

stand

Plural: stands

Noun

  • a support or foundation
  • the position where a thing or person stands
  • a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
    • "they cut down a stand of trees"
  • a small table for holding articles of various kinds
    • "a bedside stand"
  • a support for displaying various articles
  • an interruption of normal activity
  • a mental position from which things are viewed
  • a booth where articles are displayed for sale
  • a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
    • "a one-night stand"
  • tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
  • a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
  • a defensive effort
    • "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
  • The act of standing.
  • A defensive position or effort.
  • A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
  • A period of performance in a given location or venue.
  • A device to hold something upright or aloft.
  • The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
  • An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
  • A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
  • A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
  • A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
  • A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
  • A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
  • The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.
  • Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
  • Grandstand. (often in the plural)
  • A partnership.
  • A single set, as of arms.
  • Rank; post; station; standing.
  • A state of perplexity or embarrassment.
  • 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.
  • A location or position where one may stand.
  • An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
  • A container which stands upright, such as a barrel or cask.
  • A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.

Verb

Verb Forms: stood, standing, stands

  • To assume or maintain an upright position; to tolerate.
  • be standing; be upright
    • "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
  • be in some specified state or condition
    • "I stand corrected"
  • occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
    • "We stand on common ground"
  • hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
    • "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
  • put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
    • "Where do you stand on the War?"
  • remain inactive or immobile
    • "standing water"
  • be in effect; be or remain in force
    • "The law stands!"
  • be tall; have a height of; copula
    • "She stands 6 feet tall"
  • put into an upright position
    • "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
  • withstand the force of something
    • "stand the test of time"
  • be available for stud services
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To remain motionless.
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To place in an upright or standing position.
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To measure when erect on the feet.
  • To position or be positioned physically:
  • To be present, to have welled up.
  • To position or be positioned mentally:
  • To be positioned to gain or lose.
  • To position or be positioned mentally:
  • To tolerate.
  • To position or be positioned mentally:
  • To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
  • To position or be positioned mentally:
  • To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
  • To position or be positioned mentally:
  • To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To act as an umpire.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To undergo; withstand; hold up.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To be a candidate (in an election).
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To remain valid.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To cover the expense of; to pay for.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
  • To position or be positioned socially:
  • To appear in court.
  • Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
  • To remain without ruin or injury.
  • To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.

Examples

  • a good, bad, or convenient stand for business
  • a taxi stand
  • Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.
  • Do not leave your car standing in the road.
  • He is standing for election to the local council.
  • He set the music upon the stand and began to play.  an umbrella stand;  a hat-stand
  • He stands to get a good price for the house.
  • He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.
  • Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
  • I can't reach the celing. Get me a chair to stand on.
  • I can’t stand him.
  • I can’t stand when people don’t read the instructions.
  • Paris stands on the Seine.
  • She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
  • Some players stand by their first word choice, even if better options arise.
  • Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.
  • The Commander says we will make our stand here.
  • The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time.
  • They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees.  They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.
  • They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
  • This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.
  • to be at a stand what to do
  • to stand a round of drinks
  • to stand a treat
  • to stand bail (security in respect of an arrested person)
  • What I said yesterday still stands.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stonden, standen (verb) and stand, stond (noun, from the verb), from Old English standan (“to stand, occupy a place”), from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), from Pre-Germanic *sth₂-n-t-´, an innovative extended n-infixed form of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots stand (“to stand”), Saterland Frisian stounde (“to stand”), West Frisian stean (“to stand”), dialectal German standen (“to stand”), Danish stande (“to stand”), Swedish stånda (“to stand”), Norwegian standa (“to stand”), Faroese standa (“to stand”), Icelandic standa (“to stand”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (standan), Russian стоя́ть (stojátʹ, “to stand”). Also from *steh₂-: Irish seas, Latin stare, Lithuanian stóti, Old Church Slavonic стояти (stojati), Albanian shtoj (“to increase”), Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to put”), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (hištaⁱti), Sanskrit तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati). From the related Proto-Germanic *stāną (“to stand”): West Frisian stean, Dutch staan, German stehen, Danish stå.

Synonyms

abide, bandstand, base, bear, brook, digest, endure, fend, outdoor stage, pedestal, place upright, point of view, put up, rack, remain firm, resist, sales booth, stall, stand up, standpoint, standstill, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tie-up, tolerate, viewpoint

Antonyms

lie, sit, yield

Scrabble Score: 6

stand: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stand: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stand: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

stand: valid Words With Friends Word