What is "stand"

Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stood (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Standing.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a], Goth. standan, Russ. stoiate, L. stare, Gr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand, sth^nai to stand, Skr. sth[=a]. [root]163. 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:

   1. 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.

   2. To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation.

      It stands as it were to the ground yglued.
      --Chaucer.

      The ruined wall Stands when its wind-worn battlements are gone.
      --Byron.

2. To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.

   Wite ye not where there stands a little town?
   --Chaucer.

3. To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.

   I charge thee, stand, And tell thy name.
   --Dryden.

   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.

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.

   My mind on its own center stands unmoved.
   --Dryden.

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

   Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall.
   --Spectator.

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.

   The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life.
   --Esther viii. 11.

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

   We must labor so as to stand with godliness, according to his appointment.
   --Latimer.

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.

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. Accomplish what your signs foreshow; I stand resigned, and am prepared to go.
    --Dryden.

    Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not tarry.
    --Sir W. Scott.

    10. To be consistent; to agree; to accord.

    Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing But what may stand with honor.
    --Massinger.

11. (Naut.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.

    From the same parts of heaven his navy stands.
    --Dryden.

12. To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.

    He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the university.
    --Walton.

13. To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.

    Or the black water of Pomptina stands.
    --Dryden.

14. To measure when erect on the feet.

    Six feet two, as I think, he stands.
    --Tennyson.

15. (Law)

    1. To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.
       --Bouvier.

    2. To appear in court.
       --Burrill.

16. (Card Playing) To be, or signify that one is, willing to play with one's hand as dealt. Stand by (Naut.), a preparatory order, equivalent to Be ready. To stand against, to oppose; to resist. To stand by.

    1. To be near; to be a spectator; to be present.

    2. To be aside; to be set aside with disregard. ``In the interim [we] let the commands stand by neglected.''
       --Dr. H. More.

    3. To maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert; as, to stand by one's principles or party.

    4. To rest on for support; to be supported by.
       --Whitgift.

    5. 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.

       1. 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.

       2. 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.

       3. 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.

          1. To keep at a distance.

          2. Not to comply.

          3. To keep at a distance in friendship, social intercourse, or acquaintance.

       4. 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.

          1. To project; to be prominent. ``Their eyes stand out with fatness.''
             --Psalm lxxiii. 7.

          2. 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.

             1. To ply; to urge; to persevere in using. ``Stand to your tackles, mates, and stretch your oars.''
                --Dryden.

             2. To remain fixed in a purpose or opinion. ``I will stand to it, that this is his sense.''
                --Bp. Stillingfleet.

          3. 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.

          4. 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.

       5. To be consistent with; to agree with; as, it stands to reason that he could not have done so; same as stand with, below .

    6. 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.

       1. To rise from sitting; to be on the feet.

       2. 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.

       3. To rise and stand on end, as the hair.

       4. 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.

          1. To concern; to interest.

          2. To value; to esteem. ``We highly esteem and stand much upon our birth.''
             --Ray.

          3. To insist on; to attach much importance to; as, to stand upon security; to stand upon ceremony.

          4. 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.

Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), v. t.

1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.

2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. ``Love stood the siege.''
   --Dryden.

   He stood the furious foe.
   --Pope.

3. To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.

   Bid him disband his legions, . . . And stand the judgment of a Roman senate.
   --Addison.

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

5. To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. [Colloq.]
   --Thackeray.

   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.

Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), n. [AS. stand. See Stand, v. i.]

1. The act of standing.

   I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into their several ladings.
   --Spectator.

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

   Vice is at stand, and at the highest flow.
   --Dryden.

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

   I have found you out a stand most fit, Where you may have such vantage on the duke, He shall not pass you.
   --Shak.

4. A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand.
   --Dickens.

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.

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.

7. The place where a witness stands to testify in court.

8. The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business. [U. S.]

9. Rank; post; station; standing.

   Father, since your fortune did attain So high a stand, I mean not to descend.
   --Daniel.

10. A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do.
    --L'Estrange.

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.

12. (Com.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.

    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.

    Syn: Stop; halt; rest; interruption; obstruction; perplexity; difficulty; embarrassment; hesitation.

Old English standan "occupy a place; stand firm; congeal; stay, continue, abide; be valid, be, exist, take place; oppose, resist attack; stand up, be on one's feet; consist, amount to" (class VI strong verb; past tense stod, past participle standen), from Proto-Germanic *sta-n-d- (cognates: Old Norse standa, Old Saxon and Gothic standan, Old High German stantan, parallel with simpler forms, such as Swedish stå, Dutch staan, German stehen [see discussion in OED]), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).\n

\nSense of "to exist, be present" is attested from c.1300. Meaning "encounter without flinching" is from 1590s; weaker sense of "put up with" is from 1620s. Meaning "to submit" (to chances, etc.) is from c.1700. Meaning "to pay for as a treat" is from 1821. Meaning "become a candidate for office" is from 1550s. Nautical sense of "hold a course at sea" is from 1620s. Meaning "to be so high when standing" is from 1831.\n

\nStand back "keep (one's) distance" is from c.1400. Phrase stand pat is from poker (1882), earlier simply stand (1824 in other card games). To stand down is from 1680s, originally of witnesses in court; in the military sense of "come off duty" it is first recorded 1916. To let (something) stand is from c.1200. To stand for is c.1300 as "count for;" early 14c. as "be considered in lieu of;" late 14c. as "represent by way of sign;" sense of "tolerate" first recorded 1620s. Phrase stands to reason (1620) is from earlier stands (is constant) with reason.

Old English stand "a pause, delay, state of rest or inaction," from the root of stand (v.). Compare Dutch and German stand (n.). Sense of "action of standing or coming to a position" is attested from late 14c., especially in reference to fighting (1590s). Sense of "state of being unable to proceed" is from 1590s.\n

\nMeaning "place of standing, position" is from early 14c.; figurative sense is from 1590s. Meaning "raised platform for a hunter or sportsman" is attested from c.1400. Meaning "raised platform for spectators at an open-air event" is from 1610s; meaning "piece of furniture on which something is to be set" is from 1690s. Sense of "stall or booth" is first recorded c.1500. Military meaning "complete set" (of arms, colors, etc.) is from 1721, often a collective singular. Sense of "standing growth" (usually of of trees) is 1868, American English. Theatrical sense of "each stop made on a performance tour" is from 1896. The word formerly also was slang for "an erection" (1867).

n. 1 The act of standing. 2 A defensive position or effort. (rfex) 3 A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition. 4 A period of performance in a given location or venue. 5 A device to hold something upright or aloft. 6 The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box. 7 A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs. 8 (lb en forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit. 9 A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game. 10 A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand. 11 A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait. 12 (lb en US dated) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc. 13 (lb en sports) grandstand (qualifier: often in plural) vb. 1 (lb en heading) ''To position#Verb or be positioned physically.'' 2 # (lb en intransitive) To support oneself on the foot in an erect position.

1. n. 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"

13. [also: stood]

1. v. 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"

13. [also: stood]

Stand may refer to:

• A grove of trees
• To assume the upright position of standing
• Stand (cricket), a relationship between two players
• Stand, Greater Manchester, a residential area in England
• STAND (organization) (originally "Students Taking Action Now: Darfur"), a student-led movement to end mass atrocities
• The Stand Comedy Club, in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle upon Tyne
• ST And, a variable star
• A food business:
  • Fruit stand
  • Hot dog stand
  • Lemonade stand

Stand is Avalon's ninth release and their sixth studio album. Originally titled The Other Side and slated to release in September 2005, Stand was actually released on January 24, 2006. The album includes a remake of a Russ Taff song, "We Will Stand", that features an additional bridge written by Taff, his wife Tori, and James Hollihan, Jr. Stand marked the 10-year anniversary for the group.

"Stand" is a song by American pop singer–songwriter Jewel from her fourth studio album, 0304 (2003). Written and produced by Jewel and Lester Mendez, and released as the album's second single in October 2003 in the United States and later on internationally, the single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached number sixteen on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, and also became Jewel's third consecutive chart-topper on the Hot Dance Club Play.

Stand is Michael W. Smith's twentieth album, a follow-up to his 2004 album Healing Rain.

"Stand" is a song written by Danny Orton and Blair Daly and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in January 2007 as the fourth and final single from their album Me and My Gang. The song became their seventh number-one hit on Hot Country Songs chart on the week of May 12, 2007.

Fifteen years after his last record, "Always You", singer-songwriter James Ingram found himself on an independent label, Intering Records, for his fifth full-length, "Stand (In The Light)".

It is notable for his cover of the song "Everything Must Change" and for featuring a remake of his duet with Michael McDonald, "Yah Mo B There". "Everything Must Change" was originally recorded by its writer Benard Ighner for the 1974 Quincy Jones album " Body Heat" and was covered by a huge variety of singers including Oleta Adams on her 1990 album Circle of One.

"Stand" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released as the second single from the album Green in 1989. The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming R.E.M.'s second top 10 hit in the United States. The song reached number 48 on the UK Singles Charts and number 16 in Canada. It was placed on R.E.M.'s Warner Bros. Records "best of" album In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 in 2003.

The song is an example of " truck driver's gear change", as the last two rounds of the chorus are each one whole step higher than the one previous.

"Stand" was used as the theme song for the 1990–92 Fox sitcom Get a Life, starring Chris Elliott.

STAND is a student-led movement to end mass atrocities and genocide. At its core, STAND's mission is to empower individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and end mass atrocities and genocide. Students in STAND organize and educate their peers and communities, advocate to their elected officials, divest their schools, cities and states, and fundraise for civilian protection in order to build political will for ending genocide. Concurrently, STAND is investing in the next generation of thought leaders in the genocide prevention movement. Through training programs and annual retreats, STAND fosters and harnesses strategies that will guide the atrocity prevention movement now and in the future. The organization routinely addresses violence in Burma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria.

STAND is comparable to Students Against Genocide, an earlier student movement created in response to the Balkan War.

"Stand" is a song by American Hard rock band Poison, it was the 1st single from their 1993 Native Tongue album. The song reached number 15 on the Mainstream rock chart, #35 on the top 40 mainstream chart and #50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted at number 25 on the UK Singles chart, it was also the first Poison single and music video to feature lead guitarist Richie Kotzen. The song is in the similar musical vein as the bands US Billboard #1 single " Every Rose Has Its Thorn", in that it has a country rock vibe, except this song is not a ballad and fuses elements of gospel music; "Stand" features the Los Angeles First A.M.E. Church Choir on backing vocals.

The single's B-side, When The Whip Comes Down, hasn't featured on any Poison album to date.

This is the only song released by the band not featuring the classic lineup that is still performed by the band in concert, however the song is performed relatively irregularly.

An acoustic version of the song appears as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Richie Kotzen's Acoustic Cuts. It features different lyrics and an additional verse.

A stand (of drill pipe) is two or three joints of drill pipe connected and stood in the derrick vertically, usually while tripping pipe. A stand of collars is similar, only made up of collars and a collar head. The collar head is screwed into the collar to allow it to be picked up by the elevators.

Stands are emplaced inside of the "board" of the drilling rig. They are usually kept between "fingers". Most boards will allow stands to go ten stands deep and as much as fifty stands wide on land based rigs. The stands are further held in place using ropes in the board which are tied in a shoe knot by the derrickman.

Stands are emplaced on the floor of the drilling rig by the chain hand. When stands are being put onto the floor the chainhand is said to be "racking stands". After the bottom of the stand is placed on the floor, the derrickman will unlatch the elevators and pull the stand in either with a rope or with just his arms. When stands are being put back into the hole, the derickman will slam the stand into the elevators to force them to latch. The chainhand will brace against the stand to control it when the driller picks it up. This is referred to as "tailing the pipe" as the chain hand will hold the pipe and allow it to semi-drag them back to the hole. The chain hand then passes it off to the tong hand, who then "stabs" the stand into the pipe already in the hole.

Rigs are generally sized by how many stands they can hold in their derrick. Most land based rigs are referred to as "triples" because they hold three joints per stand in their derrick. "Singles" generally do not hold any pipe in the derrick and instead require pipe to be laid down during a pipe trip.

Stand is the debut album by Breaking the Silence now known as The Letter Black. The album was released on August 7, 2007.

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"Stand" is a song produced, written, arranged, composed and performed by Lenny Kravitz from his album, Black and White America (2011). It was released as the album's second single and the iTunes download release date for the song was June 3, 2011. The song was written by Kravitz about a close friend, who was paralyzed from the waist down from an accident, who later recovered.

"Stand" was covered by the cast of the television series Glee during the third season.