stand

The act of standing.

A defensive position or effort.

“The Commander says we will make our stand here.”

A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.

“They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.”

A period of performance in a given location or venue.

“They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees.  They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.”

A device to hold something upright or aloft.

“He set the music upon the stand and began to play.  an umbrella stand;  a hat-stand”

The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.

“She took the stand and quietly answered questions.”

A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.

“This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.”

A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.

A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.

A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.

A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.

“a taxi stand”

The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.

“a good, bad, or convenient stand for business”

Grandstand. (often in the plural)

A partnership.

(plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.

Rank; post; station; standing.

A state of perplexity or embarrassment.

“to be at a stand what to do”

A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.

A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.

A location or position where one may stand.

(heading) To position or be positioned physically.

(heading) To position or be positioned mentally.

(heading) To position or be positioned socially.

Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).

To remain without ruin or injury.

To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.