stand v ((BE VERTICAL)) - definition in American English Dictionary

stand

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

› 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)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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