| erect | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. erect, put up, raise, rear, set up | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| v. (motion) | 2. erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| ~ pitch, set up | erect and fasten.; "pitch a tent" |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ cock up, prick up, prick | raise.; "The dog pricked up his ears" |
| adj. | 3. erect, upright, vertical | upright in position or posture.; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" |
| ~ erectile | capable of being raised to an upright position.; "erectile feathers" |
| ~ fastigiate | having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column). |
| ~ orthostatic | pertaining to an upright standing posture.; "orthostatic hypotension" |
| ~ passant | in walking position with right foreleg raised. |
| ~ rearing, rampant | rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.; "a lion rampant" |
| ~ semi-climbing | of plants that are semi-climbers. |
| ~ semi-erect | of plants that are partly erect. |
| ~ semi-upright | of animals that are partly erect. |
| ~ standing | having a supporting base.; "a standing lamp" |
| ~ stand-up | requiring a standing position.; "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic" |
| ~ statant | standing on four feet. |
| ~ unbowed, unbent, straight | erect in posture.; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" |
| adj. | 4. erect, tumid | of sexual organs; stiff and rigid. |
| ~ physiology | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms. |
| ~ hard | resisting weight or pressure. |
| raise | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. hike, raise, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase | the amount a salary is increased.; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" |
| ~ increment, increase | the amount by which something increases.; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" |
| n. (object) | 2. acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade | an upward slope or grade (as in a road).; "the car couldn't make it up the rise" |
| ~ incline, slope, side | an elevated geological formation.; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" |
| ~ uphill | the upward slope of a hill. |
| n. (act) | 3. raise | increasing the size of a bet (as in poker).; "I'll see your raise and double it" |
| ~ poker game, poker | any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand. |
| ~ gamble | a risky act or venture. |
| ~ doubling, double | raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2.; "I decided his double was a bluff" |
| n. (act) | 4. heave, lift, raise | the act of raising something.; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| v. (change) | 5. raise | raise the level or amount of something.; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| ~ bump up | increase or raise.; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil" |
| v. (motion) | 6. bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ get up | cause to rise.; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M." |
| ~ jack, jack up | lift with a special device.; "jack up the car so you can change the tire" |
| ~ shoulder | lift onto one's shoulders. |
| ~ kick up | cause to rise by kicking.; "kick up dust" |
| ~ hoist, wind, lift | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
| ~ trice, trice up | raise with a line.; "trice a window shade" |
| ~ run up, hoist | raise.; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" |
| ~ hoist | move from one place to another by lifting.; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ pump | raise (gases or fluids) with a pump. |
| ~ levitate | cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The magician levitated the woman" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ underlay | raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type.; "underlay the plate" |
| ~ skid | elevate onto skids. |
| ~ pinnacle | raise on or as if on a pinnacle.; "He did not want to be pinnacled" |
| ~ chin, chin up | raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar. |
| ~ leaven, prove, raise | cause to puff up with a leaven.; "unleavened bread" |
| ~ heighten | increase the height of.; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" |
| ~ boost, hike, hike up | increase.; "The landlord hiked up the rents" |
| ~ gather up, lift up, pick up | take and lift upward. |
| ~ erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| v. (communication) | 7. raise | cause to be heard or known; express or utter.; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| ~ call up, bring forward | bring forward for consideration.; "The case was called up in court" |
| v. (possession) | 8. raise | collect funds for a specific purpose.; "The President raised several million dollars for his college" |
| ~ fund-raise, fund raise, fundraise | raise money for a cause or project.; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" |
| ~ collect, take in | call for and obtain payment of.; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" |
| v. (creation) | 9. farm, grow, produce, raise | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques.; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ carry | bear (a crop).; "this land does not carry olives" |
| ~ overproduce | produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted. |
| ~ cultivate | foster the growth of. |
| ~ keep | raise.; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" |
| v. (social) | 10. bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear | bring up.; "raise a family"; "bring up children" |
| ~ fledge | feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight. |
| ~ cradle | bring up from infancy. |
| ~ grow up | become an adult. |
| ~ foster | bring up under fosterage; of children. |
| v. (creation) | 11. arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
| ~ anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse | wish harm upon; invoke evil upon.; "The bad witch cursed the child" |
| ~ bless | give a benediction to.; "The dying man blessed his son" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | evoke or provoke to appear or occur.; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
| v. (motion) | 12. lift, raise | move upwards.; "lift one's eyes" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (emotion) | 13. arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ touch a chord, strike a chord | evoke a reaction, response, or emotion.; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" |
| ~ ask for, invite | increase the likelihood of.; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" |
| ~ draw | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc..; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" |
| ~ rekindle | arouse again.; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" |
| ~ infatuate | arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way.; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" |
| ~ prick | to cause a sharp emotional pain.; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" |
| ~ fire up, stir up, heat, ignite, wake, inflame | arouse or excite feelings and passions.; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ excite | arouse or elicit a feeling. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ shame | cause to be ashamed. |
| ~ spite, bruise, injure, wound, offend, hurt | hurt the feelings of.; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| ~ interest | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of. |
| v. (creation) | 14. raise | create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise.; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (change) | 15. elevate, lift, raise | raise in rank or condition.; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ dignify | raise the status of.; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" |
| ~ exalt | raise in rank, character, or status.; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser" |
| v. (change) | 16. enhance, heighten, raise | increase.; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" |
| ~ compound, deepen, intensify, heighten | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| ~ potentiate | increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon).; "potentiate the drug" |
| v. (social) | 17. advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| ~ tenure | give life-time employment to.; "She was tenured after she published her book" |
| ~ bring up | promote from a lower position or rank.; "This player was brought up to the major league" |
| ~ spot promote | promote on the spot.; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" |
| ~ ennoble, gentle, entitle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
| ~ favor, favour, prefer | promote over another.; "he favors his second daughter" |
| ~ brevet | promote somebody by brevet, in the military. |
| v. (motion) | 18. leaven, prove, raise | cause to puff up with a leaven.; "unleavened bread" |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ prove, rise | increase in volume.; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
| v. (competition) | 19. raise | bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level. |
| ~ bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
| ~ bid, call | make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands.; "He called his trump" |
| v. (competition) | 20. raise | bet more than the previous player. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| v. (competition) | 21. levy, raise, recruit | cause to assemble or enlist in the military.; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" |
| ~ muster in, draft, enlist | engage somebody to enter the army. |
| v. (communication) | 22. bring up, raise | put forward for consideration or discussion.; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" |
| ~ cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up | make reference to.; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
| v. (communication) | 23. raise | pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth.; "raise your `o'" |
| ~ enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
| v. (communication) | 24. raise | activate or stir up.; "raise a mutiny" |
| ~ instigate, incite, stir up, set off | provoke or stir up.; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" |
| v. (communication) | 25. raise | establish radio communications with.; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" |
| ~ radio, radiocommunication, wireless | medium for communication. |
| ~ contact, get hold of, get through, reach | be in or establish communication with.; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" |
| v. (cognition) | 26. raise | multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ multiply | combine by multiplication.; "multiply 10 by 15" |
| v. (change) | 27. raise | bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project.; "raised edges" |
| ~ set off, bring out | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast.; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" |
| v. (change) | 28. lift, raise | invigorate or heighten.; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (change) | 29. lift, raise | put an end to.; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| v. (body) | 30. raise, resurrect, upraise | cause to become alive again.; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" |
| ~ resuscitate, revive | cause to regain consciousness.; "The doctors revived the comatose man" |
| ~ resurrect, uprise, rise | return from the dead.; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" |
| stand | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. base, pedestal, stand | a support or foundation.; "the base of the lamp" |
| ~ brass monkey | a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships. |
| ~ staddle | a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked. |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| ~ trivet | a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table. |
| ~ trivet | a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth. |
| n. (location) | 2. stand | the position where a thing or person stands. |
| ~ cabstand, taxi rank, taxistand | a place where taxis park while awaiting customers.; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (group) | 3. stand | a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area.; "they cut down a stand of trees" |
| ~ botany, flora, vegetation | all the plant life in a particular region or period.; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. stand | a small table for holding articles of various kinds.; "a bedside stand" |
| ~ lectern, reading desk | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer. |
| ~ table | a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs.; "it was a sturdy table" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. rack, stand | a support for displaying various articles.; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" |
| ~ bier | a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial. |
| ~ cruet-stand | a stand for cruets containing various condiments. |
| ~ dress rack | a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store. |
| ~ magazine rack | a rack for displaying magazines. |
| ~ music rack, music stand | a light stand for holding sheets of printed music. |
| ~ spice rack | a rack for displaying containers filled with spices. |
| ~ spit | a skewer for holding meat over a fire. |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| ~ tripod | a three-legged rack used for support. |
| n. (event) | 6. stand, standstill, tie-up | an interruption of normal activity. |
| ~ stop, halt | the event of something ending.; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpoint | a mental position from which things are viewed.; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" |
| ~ stance, posture, position | a rationalized mental attitude. |
| ~ cityscape | a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area.; "the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty" |
| ~ landscape | an extensive mental viewpoint.; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the problem of payroll inequity" |
| ~ slant, angle | a biased way of looking at or presenting something. |
| ~ complexion | a point of view or general attitude or inclination.; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. sales booth, stall, stand | a booth where articles are displayed for sale. |
| ~ booth | a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment. |
| ~ coffee stall | a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night). |
| ~ newsstand | a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold. |
| n. (act) | 9. stand | a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance.; "a one-night stand" |
| ~ layover, stopover, stop | a brief stay in the course of a journey.; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" |
| n. (artifact) | 10. stand | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade). |
| ~ ballpark, park | a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games).; "take me out to the ballpark" |
| ~ bleachers | an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached. |
| ~ covered stand, grandstand | a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof. |
| ~ reviewing stand | a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed. |
| ~ sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments. |
| ~ tiered seat | seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. bandstand, outdoor stage, stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| n. (act) | 12. stand | a defensive effort.; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" |
| ~ defense, defensive measure, defence | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" |
| ~ standoff, repulsion | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand. |
| v. (contact) | 13. stand, stand up | be standing; be upright.; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" |
| ~ rest | not move; be in a resting position. |
| ~ ramp | stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing. |
| ~ stand back | stand away from an object or person.; "He stood back to look at her" |
| ~ place upright, stand up, stand | put into an upright position.; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" |
| ~ get up, stand up, arise, rise, uprise | rise to one's feet.; "The audience got up and applauded" |
| ~ queue, queue up, line up | form a queue, form a line, stand in line.; "Customers lined up in front of the store" |
| v. (stative) | 14. stand | be in some specified state or condition.; "I stand corrected" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 15. stand | occupy a place or location, also metaphorically.; "We stand on common ground" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 16. remain firm, stand | hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright.; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" |
| ~ fend, resist, stand | withstand the force of something.; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" |
| ~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| v. (cognition) | 17. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | 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" |
| ~ live with, accept, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to.; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" |
| ~ hold still for, stand for | tolerate or bear.; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" |
| ~ bear up | endure cheerfully.; "She bore up under the enormous strain" |
| ~ take lying down | suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively.; "I won't take this insult lying down" |
| ~ take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense.; "Can't you take a joke?" |
| ~ sit out | endure to the end. |
| ~ pay | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| v. (cognition) | 18. stand | have or maintain a position or stand on an issue.; "Where do you stand on the War?" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ array, align | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. |
| v. (stative) | 19. stand | remain inactive or immobile.; "standing water" |
| ~ remain, stay, rest | stay the same; remain in a certain state.; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" |
| v. (stative) | 20. stand | be in effect; be or remain in force.; "The law stands!" |
| ~ continue | exist over a prolonged period of time.; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| ~ wash | admit to testing or proof.; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court" |
| v. (stative) | 21. stand | be tall; have a height of; copula.; "She stands 6 feet tall" |
| ~ measure | have certain dimensions.; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" |
| v. (contact) | 22. place upright, stand, stand up | put into an upright position.; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ stand, stand up | be standing; be upright.; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" |
| ~ stand, stand up | be standing; be upright.; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" |
| v. (competition) | 23. fend, resist, stand | withstand the force of something.; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ remain firm, stand | hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright.; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" |
| v. (contact) | 24. stand | be available for stud services.; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females" |
| ~ animal husbandry | breeding and caring for farm animals. |
| ~ service, serve | mate with.; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" |
| stand up | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise | rise to one's feet.; "The audience got up and applauded" |
| ~ take the floor | stand up to dance. |
| ~ change posture | undergo a change in bodily posture. |
| v. (competition) | 2. stand up | refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack. |
| ~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| v. (communication) | 3. stand up, stick up | defend against attack or criticism.; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" |
| ~ defend, fend for, support | argue or speak in defense of.; "She supported the motion to strike" |
| v. (stative) | 4. hold up, hold water, stand up | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" |
| ~ live on, survive, last, endure, live, hold out, hold up, go | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| v. (motion) | 5. bristle, stand up, uprise | rise up as in fear.; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" |
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