Definitions for stood
stood
stood
Spelling: [stoo d]
IPA: /stʊd/
Stood is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.
You can make 43 anagrams from letters in stood (doost).
Definitions for stood
noun
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the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
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a cessation of motion; halt or stop.
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a determined effort for or against something, especially a final defensive effort:
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a determined policy, position, attitude, etc., taken or maintained:
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the place in which a person or thing stands; station.
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witness stand.
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a raised platform, as for a speaker, a band, or the like.
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stands, a raised section of seats for spectators; grandstand.
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a framework on or in which articles are placed for support, exhibition, etc.:
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a piece of furniture of various forms, on or in which to put articles (often used in combination):
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a small, light table.
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a stall, booth, counter, or the like, where articles are displayed for sale or where some business is carried on:
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newsstand:
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a site or location for business:
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a place or station occupied by vehicles available for hire:
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the vehicles occupying such a place.
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the growing trees, or those of a particular species or grade, in a given area.
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a standing growth, as of grass, wheat, etc.
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a halt of a theatrical company on tour, to give a performance or performances:
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the town at which a touring theatrical company gives a performance.
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hive (def 2).
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Metalworking. a rolling unit in a rolling mill.
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Chiefly British. a complete set of arms or accoutrements for one soldier.
verb
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simple past tense and past participle of stand.
Idioms
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stand a chance / show, to have a chance or possibility, especially of winning or surviving:
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stand pat. pat2 (def 6).
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stand to reason. reason (def 18).
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take the stand, to testify in a courtroom.
Verb phrases
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stand by,
to uphold; support:
to adhere to (an agreement, promise, etc.); affirm:
to stand ready; wait:
to get ready to speak, act, etc., as at the beginning of a radio or television program.
to be ready to board a plane, train, or other transport if accommodations become available at the last minute.
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stand down,
Law. to leave the witness stand.
to step aside; withdraw, as from a competition:
to leave or take out of active work or service:
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stand for,
to represent; symbolize: .
to advocate; favor:
Informal. to tolerate; allow:
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stand in with,
to be in association or conspiracy with.
to enjoy the favor of; be on friendly terms with.
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stand off,
to keep or stay at a distance.
to put off; evade.
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stand on,
to depend on; rest on:
to be particular about; demand:
Nautical. to maintain a course and speed.
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stand out,
to project; protrude:
to be conspicuous or prominent:
to persist in opposition or resistance; be inflexible.
Nautical. to maintain a course away from shore.
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stand over,
to supervise very closely; watch constantly:
to put aside temporarily; postpone:
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stand to,
to continue to hold; persist in:
to keep at steadily:
to wait in readiness; stand by:
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stand up,
to come to or remain in a standing position:
to remain strong, convincing, or durable:
Slang. to fail to keep an appointment with (someone, especially a sweetheart or date):
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stand up for,
to defend the cause of; support:
to serve a bridegroom or bride, as best man or maid (matron) of honor.
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stand up to, to meet or deal with fearlessly; confront:
verb (used with object)
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to cause to stand; set upright; set:
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to face or encounter:
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to undergo or submit to:
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to endure or undergo without harm or damage or without giving way:
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to endure or tolerate:
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to treat or pay for:
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to perform the duty of or participate in as part of one's job or duty:
verb (used without object)
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(of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
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to rise to one's feet (often followed by up).
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to have a specified height when in this position:
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to stop or remain motionless or steady on the feet.
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to take a position or place as indicated:
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to remain firm or steadfast, as in a cause.
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to take up or maintain a position or attitude with respect to a person, issue, or the like:
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to have or adopt a certain policy, course, or attitude, as of adherence, support, opposition, or resistance:
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(of things) to be in an upright or vertical position, be set on end, or rest on or as on a support.
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to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated:
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(of an account, score, etc.) to show, be, or remain as indicated; show the specified position of the parties concerned:
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to remain erect or whole; resist change, decay, or destruction (often followed by up):
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to continue in force or remain valid:
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to remain still, stationary, or unused:
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to be or become stagnant, as water.
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(of persons or things) to be or remain in a specified state, condition, relation, relative position, etc.:
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to have the possibility or likelihood:
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Chiefly British. to become or be a candidate, as for public office (usually followed by for).
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Nautical.
to take or hold a particular course at sea.
to move in a certain direction:
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(of a male domestic animal, especially a stud) to be available as a sire, usually for a fee:
Origin of stood
before 900; Middle English standen (v.), Old English standan; cognate with Old Saxon standan, Middle Dutch standen, Old High German stantan, standa, standan; akin to Latin stāre to stand, sis
Examples for stood
In 2007, Huckabee said he stood by these earlier remarks, but would phrase them differently.
She stood by the table, the light from a shaded lamp making her colour glow.
Uncle Peter stood in a flood of light at the door of his room.
He crossed the Rubicon of a door-mat and stood in the unlighted hall.
I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by Jews.
They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.
It had been folly enough while he believed that she stood ready to accept him and his wealth.
He stood in deep shadow and the girl had been too absorbed in the play to note his coming.
But whereas we used to be satisfied gazing on that perfection as it stood up on a pedestal, now we want it down among us.
He stood holding his 21-month-old son, Jamison, his wife, Kelly, at his side.