Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - stand

 I. verb  (stood; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an; akin to Old High German stantan, stan to ~, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to ~, set, histasthai to ~, be ~ing  Date: before 12th century  intransitive verb  1.  a. to support oneself on the feet in an erect position  b. to be a specified height when fully erect ~s six feet two  c. to rise to an erect position  2.  a. to take up or maintain a specified position or posture ~ aside can you ~ on your head  b. to maintain one's position ~ firm  3. to be in a particular state or situation ~s accused  4. to hold a course at sea  5. obsolete hesitate  6.  a. to have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale ~s first in the class  b. to be in a position to gain or lose because of an action taken or a commitment made ~s to make quite a profit  7. chiefly British to be a candidate ; run  8.  a. to rest or remain upright on a base or lower end a clock stood on the mantle  b. to occupy a place or location the house ~s on a knoll  9.  a. to remain stationary or inactive the car stood in the garage for a week  b. to gather slowly and remain tears ~ing in her eyes  10. agree, accord — used chiefly in the expression it ~s to reason  11.  a. to exist in a definite written or printed form copy a passage exactly as it ~s  b. to remain valid or efficacious the order given last week still ~s  12. of a male animal to be available as a sire — used especially of horses  13. to refuse additional cards (as in blackjack)  transitive verb  1.  a. to endure or undergo successfully this book will ~ the test of time  b. to tolerate without flinching ; bear courageously ~s pain well  c. to endure the presence or personality of can't ~ the boss  d. to derive benefit or enjoyment from you look like you could ~ a drink  2. to remain firm in the face of ~ a siege  3. to submit to ~ trial  4.  a. to perform the duty of ~ guard  b. to participate in (a military formation)  5. to pay the cost of (a treat) ; pay for I'll ~ you a dinner ~ drinks  6. to cause to ~ ; set upright  7. to make available for breeding ~ a stallion  Synonyms: see bear  • ~er noun  II. noun  Date: 1590  1.  a. a halt for defense or resistance  b. an often defensive effort of some duration or degree of success a goal-line ~  c.  (1) a stop made to give a performance a 6-game ~ at home  (2) a town where such a stop is made  2. an act of stopping or staying in one place  3.  a. a place or post where one ~s  b. a strongly or aggressively held position especially on a debatable issue took a ~ against higher taxes  4.  a. the place taken by a witness for testifying in court  b. plural  (1) a section of the tiered seats for spectators of a sport or spectacle  (2) the occupants of such seats  c. a raised platform (as for a speaker or hunter) serving as a point of vantage  5.  a. a small often open-air structure for a small retail business a vegetable ~ a hot dog ~  b. a site fit for business opportunity  6. a place where a passenger vehicle stops or parks a taxi ~  7. hive 2  8. a frame on or in which something may be placed for support  9. a group of plants growing in a continuous area  10. a ~ing posture