stand pat
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~ refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
stand
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~ have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
stand back
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~ stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look at her"
stand fast
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~ refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
stand sentinel
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~ watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen"
stand firm
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~ refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
stand
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~ be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
stand
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~ be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"
stand firm
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~ stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
stand
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~ be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
stand out
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~ steer away from shore, of ships
stand
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~ put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
stand
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~ be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
stand
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~ hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
stand
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~ occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"
stand by
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~ be available or ready for a certain function or service
stand for
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~ take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an `h' in Greek stands for an `s' in Latin"
stand by
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~ be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
stand
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~ remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
stand
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~ put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"