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S — Stable-man to Starry (Part 8 of 12)

    3. Support, assist, aid, help, defend, side with, stand for.
    4. Defend, maintain, vindicate, make good, justify, support.
    5. Rest on, be supported, repose in.
    6. (Naut.) Attend, be ready.

Stander-by, n. Bystander, spectator, witness.

Stand fast. Be fixed, be unshaken, be immovable.

Stand fire. Bear trial, stand firm, remain undismayed.

Stand firmly on. Be satisfied, be convinced of.

Stand for.

    1. Signify, mean, represent.
    2. Defend, support, aid, help, side with, stand by, maintain.
    3. Offer one’s self as candidate, present one’s self.
    4. (Naut.) Direct the course toward.

Stand from. (Naut.) Direct the course from.

Standing, a.

    1. Established, settled, permanent.
    2. Lasting, permanent, durable.
    3. Stagnant, motionless.
    4. Fixed, immovable.

Standing, n.

    1. Stand.
    2. Duration, existence, continuance.