stand

/stænd/ v [I/T] (past tense and past participle stood /stʊd/) (BE VERTICAL)

Definition

› to be on your feet or get into a vertical position, or to put someone or something into a vertical position: [I] I stood motionless as the snake slithered by. [I] Please stand back so the paramedics can get through. [T always + adv/prep] I stood the ironing board against the wall. stand on your hands (also head) › If you stand on your hands or head, you hold yourself with your head near or on the ground and your feet in the air.

(Definition of stand v (BE VERTICAL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)