stand out
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～ be stubborn in resolution or resistance
stand back
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～ stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"
stand for
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～ denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
stand in
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～ be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
stand
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～ be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall"
stand for
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～ tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
stand by
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～ not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"
stand guard
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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 out
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～ distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
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!"