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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

stand v. past and past part. stood
1. (of a ship) remain on a specified course: the ship was standing north.

2. act in a specified capacity as: he stood watch all night.

3. (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position: the town stood on a hill | the hotel stands in three acres of gardens.
n.
1. a determined effort to resist or fight for something: this was not the moment to make a stand for independence.

2. an act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force: Custer's legendary last stand.
stand by be ready to deal or assist with something: two battalions were on their way, and a third was standing by.
stand down (stand down or stand someone down) relax or cause to relax after a state of readiness: if something doesn't happen soon, I reckon they'll stand us down.
stand in sail closer to the shore.
stand off sail further away from the shore.
stand someone off keep someone away: repel someone.
stand on (of a ship) continue on the same course.
stand to stand ready for an attack, especially one before dawn or after dark.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

stand pt., pp. stood
A. assume or maintain an erect position on the feet; be upright on a base; be set or placed OE.;

B. confront, face XIV; cause to stand, set upright XIX. OE. str. vb. standan = OS. standan (Du. pt. stond). OHG. stantan (G. pt. stand), ON. standa, Goth. standan :- Gmc. *standan, formed, with suffix *-nd- (:- IE. *-nt-) in the pres. stem and *-þ-, *-ð- (:- IE. *-t-) in the perfect stem, on the base *sta- *stō- :- IE. *st(h)ə- *st(h)ā- stand, cause to stand, repr. in L. stāre, Gr. histánai, OSl. stati, Skr. sthā-. In some Gmc. langs. the pres. stem has a shorter form (by infl. of gān, gēn GO), e.g. OS. stān (Du. staan), OHG. stān, stēn (G. stehen).

Hence sb. † delay OE. (late Nhb.); place of standing, position XIII; act of standing, stop, halt XVI; appliance to stand on XVII. Comps. standpoint (physical or mental) point of view. XIX. f. STAND vb. + POINT sb., after G. standpunkt (XVIII. standstill XVIII. f. phr. stand still (STILL1).
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Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms | 1985 | Copyright

Stand

a suit or set, as of soldiers, clothes; a suit of armour; a hive of bees; a stud of horses; an assemblage of game birds.

Examples : stand of armour (a suit); of bees; of bells, 1534; of birds, 1881; of sugar cane, 1887; of clothes; of planted cotton, 1904; of flamingoes; of horses, 1711; of chain mail, 1896; of needles (set of four); of pikes, 1598; of gold plover, 1882; of plovers; of timber, 1767; of trees; of wheat, 1868.
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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

stand (ecol.)
1. The standing growth of plants, e.g. trees
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2. A term used in vegetation classification to describe a distinctive plant association that may be recognized elsewhere. The composition may vary slightly but the recognition of stands enables comparisons between different vegetation communities to be made. Sometimes the suffix -etum is added to the stem of the generic name of the dominant species.
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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

stand(ecol.)
1. The standing growth of plants (e.g. trees).

2. In vegetation classification, a distinctive plant association that may be recognized elsewhere. The composition may vary slightly but the recognition of stands enables comparisons between different vegetation communities to be made. Sometimes the suffix -etum is added to the stem of the generic name of the dominant species.
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West's Encyclopedia of American Law | 2005 | Copyright

STAND

The location in a courtroom where the parties and witnesses offer their testimony. To appear in court; to submit to the jurisdiction of the court.

To stand trial, for example, means to try, or be tried on, a particular issue in a particular court.
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The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Stand, a literary quarterly founded in 1952 by J. Silkin. It publishes poetry, fiction, and criticism and contributors have included G. Hill, G. MacBeth, Lorna Tracy, D. Abse, and many others; it has also published many works in translation.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

stand •and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, sand, stand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand •graduand • hatband • armband •headband • neckband • sweatband •waistband • waveband • wristband •broadband • showband • noseband •saraband • backhand • chargehand •farmhand • deckhand • stagehand •freehand • millhand • behindhand •longhand •beforehand, forehand •shorthand • gangland • Lapland •flatland • no-man's-land • Saarland •farmland • grassland • marshland •fenland • wetland • Sudetenland •wasteland • dreamland • peatland •Matabeleland • Ngamiland •fairyland • Dixieland • Swaziland •Thailand • Rhineland • swampland •washland • homeland • Heligoland •Basutoland •clubland, scrubland •timberland • borderland •wonderland • Nagaland • Helgoland •Bechuanaland, Gondwanaland •Mashonaland • Damaraland •Nyasaland • platteland • hinterland •fatherland • motherland •Namaqualand • Öland • allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand • hallstand • news-stand

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