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stand_up
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[ verb ] rise to one's feet
Examples "The audience got up and applauded" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)They had been sitting too long to be able to stand_up easily . Clara_Harris , one of the guests in the box , stood_up and demanded water . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She stood_up , smoothing her hair down , straightening her clothes , feeling a thankfulness for the enveloping darkness outside , and , above everything else , for the absence of the need to answer , to respond , to be aware even of Stowey coming_in or going_out , and yet , now that she was beginning to cook , she glimpsed a future without him , a future alone like this , and the pain made her head writhe , and in_a_moment she found it hard to wait for Lucretia to come with her guests . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Sighing , Leona dropped the paper and stood_up . Then Miss_Ada had stood_up , rustling and rustling , and gone upstairs . Related terms sit_down lie_down change_posture bristle take_the_floor rise |
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[ verb ] refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)Yet , paradoxically , according to Dr._Maurice_Linden , many wives despise their husbands for not standing_up to them . (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)`` You mean anyone who stood_up for his rights '' , Curt said . Related terms |
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[ verb ] put into an upright position
Synonyms Examples "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Honest I could feel the hair stand_up on the back of my neck like a dog 's that is going_to get_into a fight . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)I stood_up and began pacing . |
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[ verb ] defend against attack or criticism
Synonyms Examples "He stood up for his friend" "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" Used in print (The Oregonian, [Portland],...)`` Do you feel you can stand_up to the next legislative session and defend this contract '' ? asked Mrs._Grace_O._Peck , representative from Multnomah_County , of the commission chairman , Joseph_E._Harvey_Jr. . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Now we have stood_up to the Communists ; we are stronger and more self-confident - and Low cannot so easily put us to rights . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be standing; be upright
Synonyms Examples "We had to stand for the entire performance!" Used in print (Los Angeles Times...)I had to stand_up , with the ladies . (Jean Mercier, Whatever You Do, Don't Panic....)It had a gourmet 's corner ( instead of a kitchen ) , a breakfast room , a luncheon room , a dining_room , a sitting_room , a room for standing_up , a party room , dressing_rooms for everybody , even a room for mud . |
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[ verb ] (work) resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Synonyms Examples "Her shoes won't hold up" This theory won't hold water" |
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