- stand
- I. v. n.
1.Be upon the feet, rest on the feet.2.Be erect, continue erect, remain upright.3.Be placed, be situated, be located.4.Remain, continue, abide, be fixed, endure, hold good, be permanent.5.Stop, halt, pause.6.Stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground, stand one's ground, be fixed, be steady.7.Rank, have rank, hold a place.8.Be (emphatically).9.Be valid, have force, have validity.10.Be a candidate.11.(Naut.) Steer, hold a course.12.Agree, consist, be reconciled, be compatible.13.Rest, depend, have support.14.Stagnate.II. v. a.1.Endure, sustain, bear, weather, bear up against.2.Resist (without flinching), oppose, withstand, stand against.3.Abide, await, submit to, yield to, suffer, admit.4.Put, place, set upright, fix.III. n.1.Place, post, station, standing-place, position.2.Station.3.Stop, halt, stay.4.Platform, raised station.5.Small table.6.Witness-stand.7.Resistance, opposition.8.Rank, post, station, standing.9.Interruption, cessation, stop, stand-still, obstruction.10.Difficulty, perplexity, hesitation, embarrassment.11.Stall, booth.
New dictionary of synonyms. 2014.