stand
verb
[ stand ]
• have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.
• "Lionel stood in the doorway"
Similar:
be on one's feet,
be upright,
be erect,
be vertical,
• (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position.
• "the town stood on a hill"
Similar:
be,
be situated,
be located,
be positioned,
be set,
be found,
be sited,
be established,
be perched,
sit,
perch,
nestle,
• be in a specified state or condition.
• "since mother's death the house had stood empty"
• withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged.
• "small, stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas"
• be a candidate in an election.
• "he stood for parliament in 1968"
• provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense.
• "somebody in the bar would stand him a beer"
• act as umpire in a cricket match.
stand
noun
• an attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.
• "the party's tough stand on immigration"
Similar:
attitude,
stance,
point of view,
viewpoint,
opinion,
way of thinking,
outlook,
standpoint,
posture,
position,
angle,
perspective,
approach,
slant,
thinking,
policy,
line,
thoughts,
ideas,
sentiments,
feelings,
• a rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something.
• "a microphone stand"
Similar:
base,
support,
mounting,
platform,
rest,
plinth,
bottom,
tripod,
rack,
trivet,
bracket,
frame,
case,
shelf,
gripper,
• the place where someone typically stands or sits.
• "she took her stand in front of the desks"
• a large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sporting venue.
• "United's manager watched from the stands"
• a cessation from motion or progress.
• "the train drew to a stand by the signal box"
• a group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees.
• "a stand of poplars"
• a plot of land.
• a flock of game birds.
• "the stand of pheasants has been better this year than for many years"
Origin:
Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead.
