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STAND
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Irregular inflected form: stood
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A defensive effort
Example:
the army made a final stand at the Rhone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
defence; defense; defensive measure ((military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
repulsion; standoff (the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand)
Derivation:
stand (withstand the force of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
Example:
a one-night stand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
layover; stop; stopover (a brief stay in the course of a journey)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
Synonyms:
bandstand; outdoor stage; stand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
platform (a raised horizontal surface)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A support or foundation
Example:
the base of the lamp
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
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)
trivet (a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A support for displaying various articles
Example:
the newspapers were arranged on a rack
Synonyms:
rack; stand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Meronyms (parts of "stand"):
spit (a skewer for holding meat over a fire)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
tripod (a three-legged rack used for support)
spice rack (a rack for displaying containers filled with spices)
music rack; music stand (a light stand for holding sheets of printed music)
magazine rack (a rack for displaying magazines)
dress rack (a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store)
cruet-stand (a stand for cruets containing various condiments)
bier (a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A booth where articles are displayed for sale
Synonyms:
sales booth; stall; stand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
booth (a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
coffee stall (a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night))
newsstand (a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
tiered seat (seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
bleachers ((used in the plural) 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)
reviewing stand (a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed)
Holonyms ("stand" is a part of...):
arena; bowl; sports stadium; stadium (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
ballpark; park (a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games))
Sense 8
Meaning:
A small table for holding articles of various kinds
Example:
a bedside stand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
lectern; reading desk (desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A mental position from which things are viewed
Example:
teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events
Synonyms:
point of view; stand; standpoint; viewpoint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
position; posture; stance (a rationalized mental attitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
cityscape (a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area)
landscape (an extensive mental viewpoint)
angle; slant (a biased way of looking at or presenting something)
complexion (a point of view or general attitude or inclination)
Derivation:
stand (have or maintain a position or stand on an issue)
stand (be in some specified state or condition)
stand (hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright)
stand (occupy a place or location, also metaphorically)
Sense 10
Meaning:
An interruption of normal activity
Synonyms:
stand; standstill; tie-up
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
halt; stop (the event of something ending)
Derivation:
stand (remain inactive or immobile)
Sense 11
Meaning:
A growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
Example:
they cut down a stand of trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
botany; flora; vegetation (all the plant life in a particular region or period)
Sense 12
Meaning:
The position where a thing or person stands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand"):
cabstand; taxi rank; taxistand (a place where taxis park while awaiting customers)
Derivation:
stand (be tall; have a height of; copula)
stand (put into an upright position)
stand (be standing; be upright)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they stand ... he / she / it stands
Past simple: stood
Past participle: stood
-ing form: standing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Example:
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
Synonyms:
abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; put up; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; tolerate
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)
Verb group:
suffer (experience (emotional) pain)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stand"):
pay (bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action)
sit out (endure to the end)
take a joke (listen to a joke at one's own expense)
take lying down (suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively)
bear up (endure cheerfully)
hold still for; stand for (tolerate or bear)
accept; live with; swallow (tolerate or accommodate oneself to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot stand Sue
Sense 2
Meaning:
Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
Example:
Where do you stand on the War?
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stand"):
align; array (align oneself with a group or a way of thinking)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
stance (a rationalized mental attitude)
stand (a mental position from which things are viewed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Withstand the force of something
Example:
The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
defend; fight; fight back; fight down; oppose (fight against or resist strongly)
Verb group:
remain firm; stand (hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
stand (a defensive effort)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Be available for stud services
Example:
male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
Domain category:
animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 5
Meaning:
Be standing; be upright
Example:
We had to stand for the entire performance!
Synonyms:
stand; stand up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
rest (not move; be in a resting position)
"Stand" entails doing...:
arise; get up; rise; stand up; uprise (rise to one's feet)
Verb group:
place upright; stand; stand up (put into an upright position)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stand"):
ramp (stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing)
stand back (stand away from an object or person)
line up; queue; queue up (form a queue, form a line, stand in line)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The chairs stand in the corner
Antonym:
lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)
sit (be seated)
Also:
stand up (rise to one's feet)
Derivation:
standing (the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position)
stander (an organism (person or animal) that stands)
standee (someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train))
stand (the position where a thing or person stands)
stance (standing posture)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Put into an upright position
Example:
Can you stand the bookshelf up?
Synonyms:
place upright; stand; stand up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Cause:
stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)
Verb group:
stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They stand the bags on the table
Derivation:
stand (the position where a thing or person stands)
standard (an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support))
Sense 7
Meaning:
Be in some specified state or condition
Example:
I stand corrected
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Also:
stand out (be highly noticeable)
stand out (distinguish oneself)
stand for (take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to)
stand firm (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
stand by (not act or do anything)
stand by (be loyal to)
Derivation:
stand (a mental position from which things are viewed)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
Example:
I am standing my ground and won't give in!
Synonyms:
remain firm; stand
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
hold out; resist; stand firm; withstand (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
Verb group:
fend; resist; stand (withstand the force of something)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Antonym:
yield (give in, as to influence or pressure)
Derivation:
stand (a mental position from which things are viewed)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Be tall; have a height of; copula
Example:
She stands 6 feet tall
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
measure (have certain dimensions)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
stand (the position where a thing or person stands)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Be in effect; be or remain in force
Example:
The law stands!
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
continue (exist over a prolonged period of time)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stand"):
wash (admit to testing or proof)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 11
Meaning:
Remain inactive or immobile
Example:
standing water
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
remain; rest; stay (stay the same; remain in a certain state)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
stand (an interruption of normal activity)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
Example:
We stand on common ground
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
stand (a mental position from which things are viewed)
Context examples:
The M stage stands for "mitosis", and is when nuclear (chromosomes separate) and cytoplasmic (cytokinesis) division occur.
(Cell Cycle Process, NCI Thesaurus)
He crawled tremblingly to his feet and stood whimpering.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Usually used to describe a condition that is persistant and long standing.
(Chronic, NCI Thesaurus)
I could hardly find the door, through the tears that stood in my eyes.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
This is an exceptional position for Mars, so you can easily find a way to stand out.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
She is a standing lesson of how to be happy.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Not once did he turn his head, his wolf's brush standing out straight behind him.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
I expected she would show signs of great distress and shame; but to my surprise she neither wept nor blushed: composed, though grave, she stood, the central mark of all eyes.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
But now, do not stand upon ceremony.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
"Poor girls don't stand any chance, Belle says, unless they put themselves forward," sighed Meg.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
