Definitions
1.nounThe act of standing.
2.nounA defensive position or effort."The Commander says we will make our stand here."
3.nounA resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition."They took a firm stand against copyright infringement."
4.nounA period of performance in a given location or venue."They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees. They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week."
5.nounA device to hold something upright or aloft."He set the music upon the stand and began to play. an umbrella stand; a hat-stand"
6.nounThe platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box."She took the stand and quietly answered questions."
7.nounA particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs."This stand of pines is older than the one next to it."
8.nounA 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.nounA standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
10.nounA small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
11.nounA designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait."a taxi stand"
12.nounThe situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc."a good, bad, or convenient stand for business"
13.nounGrandstand. (often in the plural)
14.nounA partnership.
15.noun(plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
16.nounRank; post; station; standing.
17.nounA state of perplexity or embarrassment."to be at a stand what to do"
18.nounA 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.
19.nounA weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.
20.nounA location or position where one may stand.
21.verb(heading) To position or be positioned physically.
22.verb(heading) To position or be positioned mentally.
23.verb(heading) To position or be positioned socially.
24.verbOf a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
25.verbTo remain without ruin or injury.
26.verbTo stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.