Stand

stand, v. i. [stood (stood), standing.] main at rest in an erect position; to rest on the neither lying nor sitting; to continue upright, by the roots or fastenings; to remain firm on a dation; to occupy (its place); to be situated or ted; to cease from progre , stop, pause, halt; main without ruin or injury, endure; to find durance, strength, or resources; to maintain ground, be acquitted; to maintain an invincible permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; adhere to fixed principles, maintain moral rectitude; to have or maintain a position, order, or rank; in some particular state; to be. (Naut.) To course at sea. (Law.) To be or remain as it is, tinue in force; to appear in court. — v. t. To endure, sustain, bear; to resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand; to yield to, abide by, admit. — place, or post, where one stands; a station in for carriages; a stop; halt; an erection for spectators": something on which a thing rests or is laid; frame on which ve els and utensils may be place where a witne stands to testify in court; of opposing. — To stand by. To be near, maintain, defend, support. — To s.for. To offer one's self candidate; to side with, support, maintain, or fe or attempt to maintain; to be in the place (Naut.) To direct the course toward. — To hand. To be conducive to one's interest, be serviceable or advantageous. — To s. out. To project, prominent; to persist in opposition or resistance. To s. to. To ply, urge, persevere in using; to remain fixed in a purpose or opinion; to adhere to (a tract, a ertion, promise, etc.); to maintain ground; to be consistent with. — To s. up for. efend, justify, support or attempt to support. s. fire. To receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving way. — To s. it. Stoutly to endure; maintain one's ground or state.— Tos. one's ground. To maintain one's position. — To s. trial. To tain the trial or examination of a cause. — To a s. To stop on account of some doubt or difficulty; to be perplexed, be embarra ed. — To make To halt for the purpose of offering resistance pursuing enemy. — Stand'er, n. — Stand'ing, Established, by law, custom, etc.; settled; permanent; not temporary; not flowing; stagnant movable; fixed; remaining erect; not cut down. n. Act of stopping or coming to a stand; state ing erect upon the feet; stand; duration or ence; continuance; po e ion of an office, character, or place; power to stand; condition in societv; reputation; rank.— Stand'-point, n. A fixed point station; a basis or fundamental principle; point view. still, n. A standing without moving ward; a stop.