Definition of stands Stands
/stæˈndz/ - [standz] -
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- stands (Noun)
Plural of stand.
Part of speech
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| stand - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) | ||
| tiered seat seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front | ||
| ballpark, park a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" | ||
| sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | ||
| bleachers an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached | ||
| covered stand, grandstand a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof | ||
| stand - the position where a thing or person stands | ||
| place, position an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups" | ||
| stand - a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" | ||
| defensive measure, defence, defense the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem" | ||
| stand - an interruption of normal activity | ||
| standstill, tie-up | ||
| halt, stop a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" | ||
| stand - a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand" | ||
| table a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" | ||
| stand - a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand" | ||
| stand - a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees" | ||
| stand - a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" | ||
| rack | ||
| support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" | ||
| bier a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial | ||
| cruet-stand a stand for cruets containing various condiments | ||
| dress rack a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store | ||
| magazine rack a rack for displaying magazines | ||
| music rack, music stand a light stand for holding sheets of printed music | ||
| spice rack a rack for displaying containers filled with spices | ||
| spit the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | ||
| stand - 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" | ||
| point of view, viewpoint, standpoint | ||
| stance, posture, position standing posture | ||
| cityscape painting depicting a city or urban area | ||
| landscape a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | ||
| slant, angle a biased way of looking at or presenting something | ||
| stand - a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" | ||
| base, pedestal | ||
| support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" | ||
| brass monkey a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships | ||
| staddle a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked | ||
| trivet a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table | ||
| stand - a booth where articles are displayed for sale | ||
| stall, sales booth | ||
| booth small area set off by walls for special use | ||
| coffee stall a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night) | ||
| stand - a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | ||
| bandstand, outdoor stage | ||
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| stand - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" | ||
| stand up | ||
| sit down, sit take a seat | ||
| lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" | ||
| arise, stand up, get up, uprise, rise result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" | ||
| place upright, stand up, stand defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" | ||
| rest be at rest | ||
| arise, stand up, get up, uprise, rise result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" | ||
| ramp stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing | ||
| stand back stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look at her" | ||
| queue, queue up, line up take one's position before a kick-off | ||
| stand - be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| correspond, stand for, represent exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years" | ||
| jump out, leap out, stick out, stand out, jump jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" | ||
| excel, stand out, surpass distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" | ||
| stand by be available or ready for a certain function or service | ||
| stick by, stand by, adhere, stick be available or ready for a certain function or service | ||
| stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses" | ||
| stand - put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" | ||
| stand up, place upright | ||
| stand up, stand defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" | ||
| position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| stand - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" | ||
| pass judgment, evaluate, judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
| array, align place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" | ||
| stand - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" | ||
| remain firm | ||
| relent, soften, yield become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" | ||
| fend, resist, stand try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" | ||
| stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses" | ||
| stand - be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females" | ||
| service, serve make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced" | ||
| animal husbandry breeding and caring for farm animals | ||
| stand - be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall" | ||
| measure determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" | ||
| stand - be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!" | ||
| continue exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" | ||
| wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day" | ||
| stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water" | ||
| remain, rest, stay be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war" | ||
| stand - occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| stand - 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" | ||
| digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up | ||
| countenance, permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" | ||
| live with, swallow, accept believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?" | ||
| hold still for, stand for tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" | ||
| bear up endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" | ||
| take lying down suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" | ||
| take a joke listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" | ||
| sit out endure to the end | ||
| pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" | ||
| suffer feel pain or be in pain | ||
| stand - 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" | ||
| resist, fend | ||
| fight down, fight back, fight, oppose, defend defend oneself | ||
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Wiktionary
- stand (Noun)
The act of standing. - stand (Noun)
A defensive position or effort. - stand (Noun)
A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition. - stand (Noun)
A period of performance in a given location or venue. - stand (Noun)
A device to hold something upright or aloft. - stand (Noun)
The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box . - stand (Noun)
A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs. - stand (Noun)
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. - stand (Noun)
A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game. - stand (Noun)
A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand. - stand (Noun)
A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait. - stand (Noun)
The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc. - stand (Noun)
A partnership. - stand (Noun)
A single set, as of arms. - stand (Noun)
Rank; post; station; standing. - stand (Noun)
A state of perplexity or embarrassment. - stand (Noun)
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 (Noun)
A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch. - stand (Verb)
To support oneself on the feet in an erect position. - stand (Verb)
To rise to one’s feet; to stand up . - stand (Verb)
To remain motionless. - stand (Verb)
To be positioned to gain or lose. - stand (Verb)
To act as an umpire. - stand (Verb)
To undergo; withstand; hold up . - stand (Verb)
To tolerate. - stand (Verb)
To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation. - stand (Verb)
To place in an upright or standing position. - stand (Verb)
To seek election. - stand (Verb)
Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.. - stand (Verb)
To be valid.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stand (n.)
To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position - stand (n.)
To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc. - stand (n.)
To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation. - stand (n.)
To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine. - stand (n.)
To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary. - stand (n.)
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 (n.)
To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe. - stand (n.)
To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition. - stand (n.)
To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice. - stand (n.)
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 (n.)
To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist. - stand (n.)
To be consistent; to agree; to accord. - stand (n.)
To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor. - stand (n.)
To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate. - stand (n.)
To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless. - stand (n.)
To measure when erect on the feet. - stand (n.)
To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide. - stand (n.)
To appear in court. - stand (v. t.)
To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. - stand (v. t.)
To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. - stand (v. t.)
To abide by; to submit to; to suffer. - stand (v. t.)
To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet. - stand (v. t.)
To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. - stand (v. i.)
The act of standing. - stand (v. i.)
A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand. - stand (v. i.)
A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something. - stand (v. i.)
A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand. - stand (v. i.)
A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course. - stand (v. i.)
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 (v. i.)
A place where a witness stands to testify in court. - stand (v. i.)
The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business. - stand (v. i.)
Rank; post; station; standing. - stand (v. i.)
A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do. - stand (v. i.)
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 (v. i.)
A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To be upright in an erect position, supported by the feet. -
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An object or implement that is used to keep other objects in an upright position. -
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To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to continue to exist or occur without interference; accept or undergo, often unwillingly. -
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The mental position from which things are viewed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stand, v.i. to cease to move: to be stationary: to occupy a certain position: to stagnate: to be at rest: to be fixed in an upright position, to be erect, to be on the feet—as opposed to sit, lie, kneel, &c.: to become or remain erect: to have a position or rank: to be in a particular state, to be with relation to something else: to maintain an attitude: to be fixed or firm: to keep one's ground: to remain unimpaired: to endure, to be consistent: to consist: to depend or be supported: to offer one's self as a candidate: to have a certain direction: to hold a course at sea.—v.t. to endure: to sustain: to suffer: to abide by: to be at the expense of, to offer and pay for:—pa.t. and pa.p. stood.—ns. Stand′er; Stand′er-by (Shak.), a spectator; Stand′er-up, one who stands up or who takes a side.—adj. Stand′ing, established: settled: permanent: fixed: stagnant: being erect.—n. continuance: existence: place to stand in: position in society: a right or capacity to sue or maintain an action.—n. Stand′ing-ground, a place on which to stand, any basis or principle on which one rests.—n.pl. Stand′ing-or′ders, the name given to permanent regulations made by either House of Parliament for the conduct of its proceedings, and enduring from parliament to parliament unless rescinded.—ns. Stand′ing-pool (Shak.), a pool of stagnant water; Stand′ing-rig′ging, the ropes in a ship that remain fixed; Stand′ing-room, place in which to stand.—n.pl. Stand′ing-stones, monoliths of unhewn stone, erected singly or in groups.—n. Stand′ish, a standing dish for pen and ink.—adj. Stand′-off, holding others off, reserved—also Stand′-off′ish.—ns. Stand′-off′ishness, a distant, reserved, and haughty manner; Stand′-pipe, a vertical pipe at a reservoir, into which the water is pumped up so as to give it a head: a small pipe inserted into an opening in a water-main: a pipe permitting expansion, as of hot water: a pipe sufficiently high for its contents to be forced into a boiler against the steam-pressure; Stand′-point, a station or position from which objects are viewed: a basis or fundamental principle according to which things are compared and judged; Stand′still, a standing without moving forward: a stop.—adj. Stand′-up, standing erect: done standing, noting a fair boxing-match.—Stand against, to resist; Stand by, to support; Stand fast, to be unmoved; Stand fire, to remain steady under the fire of an enemy—also figuratively; Stand for, to be a candidate for: (naut.) to direct the course towards; Stand from, to direct the course from; Stand in, to cost; Stand in with, to have a secret understanding with, as policemen with publicans; Stand low (print.), to fall short of the standard height; Stand off, to keep at a distance: to direct the course from: (Shak.) to forbear compliance or intimacy; Stand off and on, to sail away from shore and then towards it; Stand on, to continue on the same tack or course: (Shak.) to be satisfied or convinced of; Stand one's ground, to maintain one's position; Stand out, to project, to be prominent: not to comply, to refuse to yield; Stand to, to agree to, adhere to, abide by, maintain; Stand together, to agree, to be consistent with; Stand trial, not to give up without trial; Stand under (Shak.), to undergo, to sustain; Stand up, to rise from a sitting posture; Stand up for, to support or attempt to defend; Stand upon (B.), to attack; Stand up to, to meet face to face, to fulfil manfully; Stand up with, to dance with as a partner; Stand with, to be consistent. [A.S. standan; Goth. standan, Ger. stehen; cf. Gr. histanai, to place, L. stāre, to stand.] -
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stand, n. a place where one stands or remains for any purpose: a place beyond which one does not go, the highest or ultimate point: an erection for spectators at races, &c.: the place of a witness in court: something on which anything rests, a frame for glasses, &c.: a stop, obstruction, rest, quiescence: a state of cessation from action, motion, or business: a state of perplexity or hesitation: a difficulty, resistance.—Be at a stand, to stop on account of doubt or difficulty: to hesitate, to be perplexed; Make a stand, to halt and offer resistance; Put to a stand, to stop, arrest
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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The movement by which a ship advances towards a certain object, or departs from it; as, "The enemy stands in shore;" "We saw three sail standing to the southward." "That ship has not a mast standing," implies that she has lost all her masts.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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The act of opposing. Thus, troops that do not yield or give way, are said to make a stand.
