stand
/stænd/ noun A1- The act of standing.
- A defensive position or effort. · The Commander says we will make our stand here.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition. · They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
- A period of performance in a given location or venue. · They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees.· They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft. · He set the music upon the stand and began to play. an umbrella stand; a hat-stand
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box. · She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
- An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs. · This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.
Plural stands
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- stand around To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive...
- stand aside To step sideways to make a space for someone else.
- stand back To maintain distance.
- stand by To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
- stand down To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a...
- stand in To substitute for; to replace
- stand off To stand some distance apart from something or someone.
- stand on To continue following the same course.
- stand out To jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).
- stand over To be very watchful of.
- stand up To rise from a lying or sitting position.
From the library
But I think none of you should go until we see more clearly how we all stand.”
Then, as they were just passing the Round Tower, the young man shouted: “Stand by there to lower the topsails and jib; brail up the spanker!”
Well, you stand well with M.
However, there came a day when I forgot to do this, and, being caught in a rainstorm, before I thought of the danger my joints had rusted, and I was left to stand in the woods until you came to help me.
Other matches
- stand To support oneself on the feet in an erect posi... A2
- stand around To stand without doing anything
- stand aside To step sideways to make a space for someone else.
- stand back To maintain distance.
- stand by To wait in expectation of some event
- stand down To wait
- stand in To substitute for
- stand off To stand some distance apart from something or ...
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