STAND (stood)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stand mean? 

• STAND (noun)
  The noun STAND has 12 senses:

1. a support or foundation

2. the position where a thing or person stands

3. a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area

4. a small table for holding articles of various kinds

5. a support for displaying various articles

6. an interruption of normal activity

7. a mental position from which things are viewed

8. a booth where articles are displayed for sale

9. a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance

10. tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)

11. a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

12. a defensive effort

  Familiarity information: STAND used as a noun is familiar.

• STAND (verb)
  The verb STAND has 12 senses:

1. be standing; be upright

2. be in some specified state or condition

3. occupy a place or location, also metaphorically

4. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright

5. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

6. have or maintain a position or stand on an issue

7. remain inactive or immobile

8. be in effect; be or remain in force

9. be tall; have a height of; copula

10. put into an upright position

11. withstand the force of something

12. be available for stud services

  Familiarity information: STAND used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A support or foundation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

base; pedestal; stand

Context example:

the base of the lamp

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 2

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 standing; be upright)

stand (put into an upright position)

stand (be tall; have a height of; copula)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

they cut down a stand of trees

Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):

botany; flora; vegetation (all the plant life in a particular region or period)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A small table for holding articles of various kinds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

a bedside stand

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 5

Meaning:

A support for displaying various articles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

rack; stand

Context example:

the newspapers were arranged on a rack

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"):

music rack; music stand (a light stand for holding sheets of printed music)

tripod (a three-legged rack used for support)

spice rack (a rack for displaying containers filled with spices)

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:

An interruption of normal activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

stand; standstill; tie-up

Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):

halt; stop (the event of something ending)

Derivation:

stand (remain inactive or immobile)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A mental position from which things are viewed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

point of view; stand; standpoint; viewpoint

Context example:

teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events

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 (occupy a place or location, also metaphorically)

stand (hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright)

stand (be in some specified state or condition)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A booth where articles are displayed for sale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sales booth; stall; stand

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 9

Meaning:

A stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

a one-night stand

Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):

layover; stop; stopover (a brief stay in the course of a journey)

Sense 10

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 11

Meaning:

A platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bandstand; outdoor stage; stand

Hypernyms ("stand" is a kind of...):

platform (a raised horizontal surface)

Sense 12

Meaning:

A defensive effort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the army made a final stand at the Rhone

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)

• STAND (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be standing; be upright

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

stand; stand up

Context example:

We had to stand for the entire performance!

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 2

Meaning:

Be in some specified state or condition

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

I stand corrected

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 by (be loyal to)

stand by (not act or do anything)

stand firm (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)

stand for (take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to)

stand out (distinguish oneself)

stand out (be highly noticeable)

Derivation:

stand (a mental position from which things are viewed)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Occupy a place or location, also metaphorically

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

We stand on common ground

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)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

remain firm; stand

Context example:

I am standing my ground and won't give in!

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 5

Meaning:

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; put up; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; tolerate

Context example:

She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

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"):

bear up (endure cheerfully)

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)

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 6

Meaning:

Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

Where do you stand on the War?

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 7

Meaning:

Remain inactive or immobile

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

standing water

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 8

Meaning:

Be in effect; be or remain in force

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

The law stands!

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 9

Meaning:

Be tall; have a height of; copula

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

She stands 6 feet tall

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:

Put into an upright position

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

place upright; stand; stand up

Context example:

Can you stand the bookshelf up?

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 11

Meaning:

Withstand the force of something

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

fend; resist; stand

Context example:

The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow

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 12

Meaning:

Be available for stud services

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females

Hypernyms (to "stand" is one way to...):

serve; service (mate with)

Domain category:

animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

 Context examples 

MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

(MRSA, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

He had stood behind that tree during the interview between the father and son.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So they kept walking until Dorothy could stand no longer.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

The standing of a concept in relation to currently accepted classifications and concepts.

(Concept Status, NCI Thesaurus)

Then she stood by my side in silence for a bit, and then put up her hand and patted me on the shoulder.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It is generally caused by a fall from a standing height or lower and usually involves the spine, hip, or wrist.

(Osteoporotic Fracture, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition characterized by development of symptoms while standing.

(Orthostatic Intolerance, NCI Thesaurus)

It just stands for a gentleman, and that's all.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The cerebellum controls balance for walking and standing, and other complex motor functions.

(Cerebellum, NCI Dictionary)

People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)