stand

1. verb

1)

Lionel stood in the doorway

Syn:

be on one's feet, be upright, be erect, be vertical

Ant:

sit, lie

2)

the men stood up

Syn:

rise, get/rise to one's feet, get up, straighten up, pick oneself up, find one's feet, be upstanding; formal arise

Ant:

sit down, lie down

3)

today a house stands on the site

Syn:

be, exist, be situated, be located, be positioned, be sited, have been built

4)

he stood the book on the shelf

Syn:

put, set, set up, erect, up-end, place, position, locate, prop, lean, stick, install, arrange; informal park

5)

my decision stands

Syn:

remain in force, remain valid/effective/operative, remain in operation, hold, hold good, apply, be the case, exist

6)

her heart could not stand the strain

Syn:

withstand, endure, bear, put up with, take, cope with, handle, sustain, resist, stand up to

7) informal

I can't stand arrogance

Syn:

endure, tolerate, bear, put up with, take, abide, support, countenance; informal swallow, stomach; formal brook

2. noun

1)

the party's stand on immigration

Syn:

attitude, stance, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, standpoint, position, approach, thinking, policy, line

2)

a stand against tyranny

Syn:

opposition, resistance, objection, hostility, animosity

3)

a large mirror on a stand

Syn:

base, support, mounting, platform, rest, plinth, bottom; tripod, rack, trivet

4)

a beer stand

Syn:

stall, counter, booth, kiosk, tent

5)

a taxi stand

Syn:

stop, station, park, bay

6)

the train drew to a stand

Syn:

stop, halt, standstill, dead stop

7)

a stand of trees

Syn:

copse, thicket, grove, bush, woodlot

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- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to