[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stand \stand\ sta^nd, n. as. stand. see stand, v. i.
   1. the act of standing.
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            i took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into
            their several ladings.                --spectator.
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   2. a halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or
      opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.
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            vice is at stand, and at the highest flow. --dryden.
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   3. a place or post where one stands; a place where one may
      stand while observing or waiting for something.
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            i have found you out a stand most fit,
            where you may have such vantage on the duke,
            he shall not pass you.                --shak.
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   4. a station in a city or town where carriages or wagons
      stand for hire; as, a cab stand. --dickens.
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   5. a raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor
      spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand
      stand at a race course.
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   6. a small table; also, something on or in which anything may
      be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hatstand; an
      umbrella stand; a music stand.
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   7. the place where a witness stands to testify in court.
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   8. the situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good,
      bad, or convenient stand for business. u. s.
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   9. rank; post; station; standing.
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            father, since your fortune did attain
            so high a stand, i mean not to descend. --daniel.
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   10. a state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a
       stand what to do. --l'estrange.
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   11. a young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut;
       also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in
       distinction from one produced from a scion set in a
       stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
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   12. com. a weight of from two hundred and fifty to three
       hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.
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   microscope stand, the instrument, excepting the eyepiece,
      objective, and other removable optical parts.

   stand of ammunition, the projectile, cartridge, and sabot
      connected together.

   stand of arms. mil. see under arms.

   stand of colors mil., a single color, or flag. --wilhelm
      mil. dict.

   to be at a stand, to be stationary or motionless; to be at
      a standstill; hence, to be perplexed; to be embarrassed.
      

   to make a stand, to halt for the purpose of offering
      resistance to a pursuing enemy.
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   syn: stop; halt; rest; interruption; obstruction; perplexity;
        difficulty; embarrassment; hesitation.
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see also:
stand microscope stand stand of ammunition stand of arms arms stand of colors 
to be at a stand to make a stand 

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