Bid him disband his legions, . . . And stand the judgment of a
Roman senate.
Addison.
4. To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf;
to stand a man on his feet.
5. To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. [Colloq.]
Thackeray.
To stand fire, to receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving
way. -- To stand one's ground, to keep the ground or station one has
taken; to maintain one's position. "Peasants and burghers, however
brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers."
Macaulay. -- To stand trial, to sustain the trial or examination of a
cause; not to give up without trial.
Stand (?), n. [As. stand. See Stand, v. i.] 1. The act of standing.
I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into thier several
ladings.
Spectator.
2. A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or
opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.
Vice is at stand, and at the highest flow.
Dryden.
3. A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while
observing or waiting for something.
I have found you out a stand most fit, Where you may have such
vantage on the duke, He shall not pass you.
Shak.
4. A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for
hire; as, a cab stand. Dickens.
5. A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle
may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course.
6. A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid,
hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music
stand.