stand

verb
1 Lionel stood in the doorway
BE ON ONE'S FEET , be upright, be erect, be vertical; perch.
-opposite(s): SIT, LIE.

2 the two men stood up and shook hands
RISE , rise to one's feet, get to one's feet, get up, straighten up, pick oneself up, find one's feet, be upstanding; poetic/literary arise.
-opposite(s): SIT DOWN, LIE DOWN.

3 a village once stood there
BE , be situated, be located, be positioned, be set, be found, be sited, be established, be perched, sit, perch, nestle.

4 he stood the book on edge
PUT , set, set up, erect, up-end, place, position, locate, situate, prop, lean, plant, stick, install, arrange, dispose, deposit; informal plonk, park.

5 my decision stands
REMAIN IN FORCE , remain valid, remain effective, remain operative, remain in operation, hold, hold good, obtain, apply, prevail, reign, rule, hold sway, be the case, exist, be in use.
-opposite(s): FALL, BE NO LONGER VALID.

6 his heart could not stand the strain
WITHSTAND , endure, bear, put up with, take, cope with, handle, sustain, resist, stand up to.

7 (informal) I can't stand brandy
ENDURE , tolerate, bear, put up with, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance, face, cope with, live with, handle; informal stick, swallow, stomach, hack, wear.
stand by two battalions were on their way, and a third was standing by
WAIT , be prepared, be in (a state of) readiness, be ready for action, be on full alert, be at battle stations, wait in the wings.
-opposite(s): STAND DOWN.
stand by someone/something

1 she had stood by him during his years in prison
REMAIN/BE LOYAL TO , stand up for, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with.
-opposite(s): ABANDON.

2 the government must stand by its pledges
ABIDE BY , keep (to), adhere to, hold to, stick to, observe, heed, comply with, act in accordance with.
-opposite(s): GO BACK ON.
stand down no further action was required and all units stood down
RELAX , stand easy, come off full alert.
-opposite(s): STAND BY.
stand for

1 BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation
MEAN , be an abbreviation of, represent, signify, denote, indicate, correspond to, be equivalent to, imply, symbolize, exemplify, illustrate; poetic/literary betoken.

2 (informal) I won't stand for any nonsense
PUT UP WITH , endure, tolerate, allow, accept, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance; informal stick, swallow, stomach, hack, wear.

3 we stand for animal welfare
ADVOCATE , champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for.
-opposite(s): OPPOSE.
stand in I'll stand in as coach | Brown stood in for the injured Simpson
DEPUTIZE , act, act as deputy, substitute, act as substitute, act as stand-in, fill in, sit in, do duty, take over, act as understudy, act as locum, do a locum, be a proxy, cover, provide cover, hold the fort, step into the breach; take the place of, do something in someone's place/stead, replace, relieve, take over from, understudy; informal sub, fill someone's shoes/boots, step into someone's shoes/boots; N. Amer. pinch-hit.
stand out

1 the veins in his neck stood out
PROJECT , stick out, bulge (out), protrude, jut out, jut, extend, poke out, obtrude; archaic protuberate.
-opposite(s): LIE FLAT.

2 in that dress she stood out in the crowd
BE NOTICEABLE , be noticed, be visible, be seen, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, be striking, be distinctive, be prominent, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out, show up; informal stick/stand out a mile, stick/stand out like a sore thumb.
-opposite(s): BE INCONSPICUOUS.
stand up he has no proof that would stand up in court
REMAIN/BE VALID , be sound, be plausible, hold water, hold up, stand questioning, survive investigation, bear examination, be verifiable, be provable, ring true, be convincing.
-opposite(s): FALL DOWN.
stand someone up she threw eggs over his car after he stood her up
FAIL TO KEEP A DATE WITH , fail to meet, fail to keep an appointment with, fail to turn up for, jilt, let down.
stand up for someone/something we should stand up for our great tradition of parliamentary democracy
REMAIN/BE LOYAL TO , stand by, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with.
-opposite(s): ABANDON.
stand up to someone/something

1 she had the courage of her convictions and stood up to her parents
DEFY , confront, challenge, oppose openly, resist, show resistance to, brave, take on, put up a fight against, take a stand against.
-opposite(s): GIVE IN TO.

2 the old house has stood up to the war
WITHSTAND , survive, come through (unscathed), outlast, outlive, weather, ride out.
-opposite(s): SUCCUMB TO.

noun
1 the party's tough stand on immigration
ATTITUDE , stance, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, standpoint, posture, position, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, line, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings.

2 he maintained his stand against tyranny
OPPOSITION TO , resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of.

3 a large mirror on a stand
BASE , support, mounting, platform, rest, plinth, bottom; tripod, rack, trivet, bracket, frame, case, shelf, gripper.

4 a beer stand
STALL , booth, kiosk.

5 a taxi stand
RANK , station, park, parking place, place, bay.

6 the train drew to a stand by the signal box
STOP , halt, standstill, dead stop.

7 a stand of trees
COPSE , spinney, thicket, grove, coppice, wood, boscage.