Crossword clues for stand for
stand for
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context idiomatic English) To mean; to symbolize; to represent 2 To advocate, to support 3 To tolerate
WordNet
v. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: typify, symbolize, symbolise, represent]
denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: mean, intend, signify]
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: represent, correspond]
tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" [syn: hold still for]
Wikipedia
"Stand For" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Ty Dolla Sign. It was released as a single on November 17, 2014. After the release of the song it was reported that it will be included in Ty's debut studio album, Free TC, but it didn't make the final track listing. "Stand For" was produced by DJ Dahi and Diplo. The song has since peaked at number 10 on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Usage examples of "stand for".
Regardless of what you may think of us personally and what we stand for, you must realize that if they’.
Horace Walpole, in one of his letters to Selwyn in 1785, mentions a fact which may stand for a page of narrative.
All along, I had been feeling sorry for him because that general looked like the kind of gent who would stand for just so much tomfoolery before he lowered the boom.
England's versatile language, like mine and hers, is strangely hobbled by having the one word, love, stand for such a multiplicity of feelings.