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

stand \stand\ sta^nd, v. i. imp.  p. p. stood
   stoo^d; p. pr.  vb. n. standing. oe. standen; as.
   standan; akin to ofries. stonda, st=an, d. staan, os.
   standan, st=an, ohg. stantan, st=an, g. stehen, icel.
   standa, dan. staae, sw. sta, goth. standan, russ. stoiate,
   l. stare, gr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand, sth^nai to stand,
   skr. sth=a. root163. cf. assist, constant,
   contrast, desist, destine, ecstasy, exist,
   interstice, obstacle, obstinate, prest, n., rest
   remainder, solstice, stable, a.  n., staff, stage,
   stall, n., stamen, stanchion, stanza, state, n.,
   statute, stead, steed, stool, stud of horses,
   substance, system.
   1. to be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an
      upright or firm position; as:
      a to be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly
          erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel,
          etc. "i pray you all, stand up" --shak.
      b to continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree
          fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its
          foundation.
          1913 webster

                it stands as it were to the ground yglued.
                                                  --chaucer.
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                the ruined wall
                stands when its wind-worn battlements are gone.
                                                  --byron.
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   2. to occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be
      situated or located; as, paris stands on the seine.
      1913 webster

            wite ye not where there stands a little town?
                                                  --chaucer.
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   3. to cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause;
      to halt; to remain stationary.
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            i charge thee, stand,
            and tell thy name.                    --dryden.
      1913 webster

            the star, which they saw in the east, went before
            them, till it came and stood over where the young
            child was.                            --matt. ii. 9.
      1913 webster

   4. to remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against
      tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to
      endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or
      resources.
      1913 webster

            my mind on its own center stands unmoved. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   5. to maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or
      yield; to be safe.
      1913 webster

            readers by whose judgment i would stand or fall.
                                                  --spectator.
      1913 webster

   6. to maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be
      fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance
      or opposition. "the standing pattern of their imitation."
      --south.
      1913 webster

            the king granted the jews . . . to gather themselves
            together, and to stand for their life. --esther
                                                  viii. 11.
      1913 webster

   7. to adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral
      rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.
      1913 webster

            we must labor so as to stand with godliness,
            according to his appointment.         --latimer.
      1913 webster

   8. to have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a
      particular relation; as, christian charity, or love,
      stands first in the rank of gifts.
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   9. to be in some particular state; to have essence or being;
      to be; to consist. "sacrifices . . . which stood only in
      meats and drinks." --heb. ix. 10.
      1913 webster

            accomplish what your signs foreshow;
            i stand resigned, and am prepared to go. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            thou seest how it stands with me, and that i may not
            tarry.                                --sir w.
                                                  scott.
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   10. to be consistent; to agree; to accord.
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             doubt me not; by heaven, i will do nothing
             but what may stand with honor.       --massinger.
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   11. naut. to hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the
       shore; to stand for the harbor.
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             from the same parts of heaven his navy stands.
                                                  --dryden.
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   12. to offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.
       1913 webster

             he stood to be elected one of the proctors of the
             university.                          --walton.
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   13. to stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.
       1913 webster

             or the black water of pomptina stands. --dryden.
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   14. to measure when erect on the feet.
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             six feet two, as i think, he stands. --tennyson.
       1913 webster

   15. law
       a to be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to
           have efficacy or validity; to abide. --bouvier.
       b to appear in court. --burrill.
           1913 webster

   16. card playing to be, or signify that one is, willing to
       play with one's hand as dealt.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   stand by naut., a preparatory order, equivalent to be
      ready.

   to stand against, to oppose; to resist.

   to stand by.
       a to be near; to be a spectator; to be present.
       b to be aside; to be set aside with disregard. "in the
           interim we let the commands stand by neglected."
           --dr. h. more.
       c to maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert;
           as, to stand by one's principles or party.
       d to rest on for support; to be supported by.
           --whitgift.
       e to remain as a spectator, and take no part in an
           action; as, we can't just stand idly by while people
           are being killed.

   to stand corrected, to be set right, as after an error in a
      statement of fact; to admit having been in error.
      --wycherley.

   to stand fast, to be fixed; to be unshaken or immovable.

   to stand firmly on, to be satisfied or convinced of.
      "though page be a secure fool, and stands so firmly on his
      wife's frailty." --shak.

   to stand for.
       a to side with; to espouse the cause of; to support; to
           maintain, or to profess or attempt to maintain; to
           defend. "i stand wholly for you." --shak.
       b to be in the place of; to be the substitute or
           representative of; to represent; as, a cipher at the
           left hand of a figure stands for nothing. "i will not
           trouble myself, whether these names stand for the
           same thing, or really include one another." --locke.
       c to tolerate; as, i won't stand for any delay.

   to stand in, to cost. "the same standeth them in much less
      cost." --robynson more's utopia.

            the punic wars could not have stood the human race
            in less than three millions of the species. --burke.

   to stand in hand, to conduce to one's interest; to be
      serviceable or advantageous.

   to stand off.
       a to keep at a distance.
       b not to comply.
       c to keep at a distance in friendship, social
           intercourse, or acquaintance.
       d to appear prominent; to have relief. "picture is best
           when it standeth off, as if it were carved." --sir h.
           wotton.

   to stand off and on naut., to remain near a coast by
      sailing toward land and then from it.

   to stand on naut., to continue on the same tack or
      course.

   to stand out.
       a to project; to be prominent. "their eyes stand out
           with fatness." --psalm lxxiii. 7.
       b to persist in opposition or resistance; not to yield
           or comply; not to give way or recede.

                 his spirit is come in,
                 that so stood out against the holy church.
                                                  --shak.

   to stand to.
       a to ply; to urge; to persevere in using. "stand to
           your tackles, mates, and stretch your oars."
           --dryden.
       b to remain fixed in a purpose or opinion. "i will
           stand to it, that this is his sense." --bp.
           stillingfleet.
       c to abide by; to adhere to; as to a contract,
           assertion, promise, etc.; as, to stand to an award;
           to stand to one's word.
       d not to yield; not to fly; to maintain, as one's
           ground. "their lives and fortunes were put in safety,
           whether they stood to it or ran away." --bacon.
       e to be consistent with; to agree with; as, it stands
           to reason that he could not have done so; same as
           stand with, below .
       f to support; to uphold. "stand to me in this cause."
           --shak.

   to stand together, to be consistent; to agree.

   to stand to reason to be reasonable; to be expected.

   to stand to sea naut., to direct the course from land.

   to stand under, to undergo; to withstand. --shak.

   to stand up.
       a to rise from sitting; to be on the feet.
       b to arise in order to speak or act. "against whom,
           when the accusers stood up, they brought none
           accusation of such things as i supposed." --acts xxv.
           18.
       c to rise and stand on end, as the hair.
       d to put one's self in opposition; to contend. "once we
           stood up about the corn." --shak.

   to stand up for, to defend; to justify; to support, or
      attempt to support; as, to stand up for the
      administration.

   to stand upon.
       a to concern; to interest.
       b to value; to esteem. "we highly esteem and stand much
           upon our birth." --ray.
       c to insist on; to attach much importance to; as, to
           stand upon security; to stand upon ceremony.
       d to attack; to assault. a hebraism "so i stood upon
           him, and slew him." --2 sam. i. 10.

   to stand with, to be consistent with. "it stands with
      reason that they should be rewarded liberally." --sir j.
      davies.
      1913 webster
see also:
stood standing assist constant contrast desist 
destine ecstasy exist interstice obstacle 
obstinate prest rest solstice stable 
staff stage stall stamen stanchion 
stanza state statute stead steed 
stool stud substance system lie 
sit kneel stand by be ready to stand against 
to stand by to stand corrected to stand fast to stand firmly on to stand for 
to stand in to stand in hand to stand off to stand off and on to stand on 
to stand out to stand to stand with to stand together to stand to reason 
to stand to sea to stand under to stand up to stand up for to stand upon 
to stand with 

[2] : 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.
      1913 webster

            i took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into
            their several ladings.                --spectator.
      1913 webster

   2. a halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or
      opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.
      1913 webster

            vice is at stand, and at the highest flow. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. a place or post where one stands; a place where one may
      stand while observing or waiting for something.
      1913 webster

            i have found you out a stand most fit,
            where you may have such vantage on the duke,
            he shall not pass you.                --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. a station in a city or town where carriages or wagons
      stand for hire; as, a cab stand. --dickens.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   7. the place where a witness stands to testify in court.
      1913 webster

   8. the situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good,
      bad, or convenient stand for business. u. s.
      1913 webster

   9. rank; post; station; standing.
      1913 webster

            father, since your fortune did attain
            so high a stand, i mean not to descend. --daniel.
      1913 webster

   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.
       1913 webster

   12. com. a weight of from two hundred and fifty to three
       hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.
       1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   syn: stop; halt; rest; interruption; obstruction; perplexity;
        difficulty; embarrassment; hesitation.
        1913 webster
see also:
stand microscope stand stand of ammunition stand of arms arms stand of colors 
to be at a stand to make a stand 

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

stand \stand\ sta^nd, v. t.
   1. to endure; to sustain; to bear; as, i can not stand the
      cold or the heat.
      1913 webster

   2. to resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.
      "love stood the siege." --dryden.
      1913 webster

            he stood the furious foe.             --pope.
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   3. to abide by; to submit to; to suffer.
      1913 webster

            bid him disband his legions, . . .
            and stand the judgment of a roman senate. --addison.
      1913 webster

   4. to set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on
      the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.
      1913 webster

   5. to be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.
      colloq. --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   to stand fire, to receive the fire of arms from an enemy
      without giving way.

   to stand one's ground, to keep the ground or station one
      has taken; to maintain one's position. "peasants and
      burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground
      against veteran soldiers." --macaulay.

   to stand trial, to sustain the trial or examination of a
      cause; not to give up without trial.
      1913 webster
see also:
to stand fire to stand one's ground to stand trial 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

stand
     n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" syn: base,
           pedestal
     2: the position where a thing or person stands
     3: a growth of similar plants usually trees in a particular
        area; "they cut down a stand of trees"
     4: a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a
        bedside stand"
     5: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers
        were arranged on a rack" syn: rack
     6: an interruption of normal activity syn: standstill, tie-up
     7: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should
        consider this problem from the viewpoint of the russians";
        "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward
        current events" syn: point of view, viewpoint, standpoint
     8: a booth where articles are displayed for sale syn: stall,
         sales booth
     9: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give
        a performance; "a one-night stand"
     10: tiered seats consisting of a structure often made of wood
         where people can sit to watch an event game or parade
         syn: stands
     11: a platform where a brass band can play in the open air
         syn: bandstand, outdoor stage
     12: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the
         rhone"
     v 1: be standing; be upright; "we had to stand for the entire
          performance" syn: stand up ant: sit, lie
     2: be in some specified state or condition; "i stand corrected"
     3: occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "we stand
        on common ground"
     4: hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or
        upright; "i am standing my ground and won't give in"
        syn: remain firm ant: yield
     5: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "where do
        you stand on the war?"
     6: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "i cannot bear
        his constant criticism"; "the new secretary had to endure
        a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate
        the heat"; "she stuck out two years in a miserable
        marriage" syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach,
         bear, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
         put up
     7: remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
     8: be in effect; be or remain in force; "the law stands"
     9: be tall; have a height of; copula; "she stands 6 feet tall"
     10: put into an upright position; "can you stand the bookshelf
         up?" syn: stand up, place upright
     11: withstand the force of something; "the trees resisted her";
         "stand the test of time"; "the mountain climbers had to
         fend against the ice and snow" syn: resist, fend
     12: be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such
         as stallions serve selected females"
     also: stood
see also:
base pedestal rack standstill tie-up point of view 
viewpoint standpoint stall sales booth stands 
bandstand outdoor stage stand up sit lie 
remain firm yield digest endure stick out 
stomach bear tolerate support brook 
abide suffer put up place upright resist 
fend stood 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

579 moby thesaurus words for "stand":
   anschauung, abide, abide by, abide with, accept, adhere to,
   advocate, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, afford, allegation,
   allow, allude to, ambo, anchor, angle, angle of vision,
   announcement, annunciation, answer, apply, arise, arrest,
   assertion, asseveration, attitude, avail, averment, avouchment,
   avowal, back, baluster, balustrade, bandstand, banister, bar,
   barrow, base, basis, be, be contingent on, be equal to, be erect,
   be extant, be found, be in existence, be located, be met with,
   be present, be proof against, be situated, be still, be the case,
   be there, bear, bear up, bear up against, bear up under, bear with,
   beard, beetle, belief, bell, bench, betoken, bide, billet at,
   bivouac, blind alley, blow, blow to, board, booking, booth,
   borscht circuit, box, bracket, brake, brave, breathe, brook,
   buffet, bulge, bum around, burrow, camp, campaign for, carry on,
   cart, caryatid, cessation, challenge, champion, check, checkmate,
   circuit, clump, coast, colonize, colonnade, color, column,
   combative reaction, come to anchor, complain, complain loudly,
   complaint, conclusion, confirm, confront, contend with,
   contest a seat, continue, continue to be, cope with, coppice,
   copse, corner, countenance, counter, counteraction, creed, crop,
   cul-de-sac, cutoff, dado, dais, date, dead end, dead set,
   dead stand, dead stop, dead-end street, deadlock, declaration,
   defeat time, defence, defend, defiance, defy, defy time, demur,
   depend, desk, dictum, die, dispute, dissent, dissentience,
   distance, do, do it, do nothing, domesticate, double for,
   drop anchor, dwell, dwell in, dying down, ebb, ebbing, effort,
   encounter, end, endgame, ending, endure, engagement, ensconce,
   enter the lists, enunciation, epitomize, escritoire,
   establish residence, exemplify, exist, experience, extend,
   extremity, eye, face, face down, face out, face up to, favor,
   feeling, fill the bill, final whistle, foothold, footing,
   footplate, footrail, footrest, footstalk, fractiousness, frame,
   frame of reference, framework, freeze, front, fulfill, full stop,
   get by, get up, go around, go on, go treat, goof off,
   grinding halt, ground, grove, growth, gun, hack it, halt, handle,
   hang, hang around, hang in, hang in there, hang tough,
   happen to be, hassock, have being, have place, hive, hold, hold on,
   hold out, hold up, hole, idle, illustrate, impasse, indwell,
   inhabit, inhere, ipse dixit, jack, jilt, just do, jut out, keep,
   keep house, keep on, keep quiet, kick against, kiosk, last,
   last long, last out, laze, lazy, lectern, lie, lie around, lie in,
   lie still, light, line, live, live at, live on, live through, loaf,
   locate, lock, lockout, locus standi, loiter about, loll around,
   lollop around, lounge, lounge around, lump, lump it, maintain,
   make a stand, make the grade, manifesto, mark time, mean, meet,
   meet head-on, meet requirements, mental outlook, mooch around,
   moon, moon around, moor, move, negativism, nest, newel-post,
   news kiosk, newsstand, noncooperation, not breathe, not stir,
   object, objection, obstinacy, obtain, obtrude, occur,
   offer resistance, opinion, oppose, opposition, outlast, outlook,
   overhang, park, pass, pass muster, passive resistance,
   pay the bill, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, people, perch, perdure,
   perennate, performance, persevere, persist, persist in,
   perspective, philosophy, pier, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar,
   pinch-hit for, place, plantation, planting, platform,
   playing engagement, plinth, point of view, pole, policy, populate,
   position, position paper, positive declaration, post, posture,
   predicate, predication, prevail, proclamation, profession, project,
   promote, pronouncement, proposition, protest, protestation,
   protrude, purchase, put, put up with, qualify, queen-post,
   question, quit, rack, reach, reaction, reaffirm, rebuff,
   recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recalcitrate, recalcitration,
   refer to, reference system, refractoriness, regard, relieve,
   relocate, reluct, reluctance, remain, remain motionless,
   remonstrance, remonstrate, renitence, renitency, repel, repellence,
   repellency, replace, repose, represent, repulse, repulsion, reside,
   resign, resist, resistance, respect, rest, revolt, rise, roost,
   run, run for, run for office, run on, satisfy, say, say-so, saying,
   seat, second, secretaire, secretary, sentiment, serve,
   serve the purpose, set, set up, set up housekeeping, set up shop,
   settle, settle down, shaft, shout, show, show fight, side,
   side with, sight, signify, sit around, sit down, sit-down strike,
   situation, slant, slouch, slouch around, socle, spare,
   spare the price, spinney, sponsor, squat, staff, stage, staging,
   stalemate, stalk, stall, stance, stanchion, stand, stand around,
   stand at attention, stand at bay, stand at ease, stand behind,
   stand by, stand down, stand drinks, stand erect, stand fast,
   stand firm, stand for, stand for office, stand in, stand out,
   stand still, stand to, stand treat, stand up, stand up against,
   stand up for, stand up straight, stand up to, stand upright,
   standard, standing, standing place, standoff, standpoint,
   standstill, statement, station, status, stay, stay at, stay on,
   stay put, stem, step aside, stick, stick fast, stick out, stick to,
   stick up for, stillstand, stomach, stop, stopover, stoppage,
   stretch, strike, strike root, strive against, subbase,
   subscribe to, subsidence, subsidize, subsist, substitute for,
   suffer, suffice, support, surbase, survive, sustain, swallow,
   symbolize, sympathize with, system, table, take, take it,
   take residence at, take root, take up residence, take up with,
   tarry, thicket, tide over, toehold, tolerate, tour, tread water,
   treat, treat to, trunk, tuft, tussock, typify, uncooperativeness,
   undergo, understudy for, universe, uphold, upright, utterance,
   vaudeville circuit, venue, view, viewpoint, vouch, walkout, wane,
   waning, wear, wear well, weather, well afford, withdraw, withstand,
   withstanding, wood, word, work, work stoppage, workbench,
   writing table

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