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stand

stand

119 6.0
A last effort to resist attack or defeat
  • noun
  • /stænd/
: resistencia
  • "Isn't he, in a way, making a last stand for the values of the Old West?
  • last stand
  • make a stand
  • a strong stand

You know, I have to take a stand here, so.

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Examples

  • We have to make a stand.

  • I say we make a stand.

  • I just know that if you take a stand, your life will get better.

  • Now they are taking a stand today and saying enough is enough.

  • - We must make a stand now!

  • I say we take a stand.

  • There he prepared to make his last stand against the oncoming Americans.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • That's when Drew Johnson took a stand by staying seated.

  • They took a staunch stand on keeping Kansas free.

  • The community took a firm stand against the proposed law to protect their rights.

Synonyms

stance
vsstand
67 3.3

A way of standing that helps you keep balance or defend yourself

refers to determined resistance effort rather than bodily posture
last stand
vsstand
18 6.1

A final strong effort to resist a change or attack when defeat seems near

is the same effort but not always expressed as explicitly final

Antonyms

225 4.0

To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger

111 4.2

Giving up after defeat, for example when an army stops fighting

Idioms

To seem likely from the facts

To have a good reason or proof to support your claim

Use other people's ideas or work to move forward

Act very formally and keep to strict social rules

Make progress by using the ideas and work of earlier people

To publicly show support, often when doing so is risky

3 8.1

Unable to handle pressure or strong criticism

Make people notice you in a group

Make new progress by using important ideas or work from people who came before

To help someone later in life or work

2 5.3

Cause a strong fear or surprise that gives you goosebumps

To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there

Imagine yourself in another person's situation to understand how they feel

1 7.9

Have no good reason or evidence to support a claim

To stay still and feel awkward when you should do something

Keep doing what you believe is right even when it is hard

1 9.9

To be unsure and not decide

Support and stay loyal to your husband or partner during hard times

To keep trying after many failures no matter how often you fail

Do things that stop you from succeeding

To support yourself without help from other people

A question asking which person is the real one

Compounds

110 4.3

A desk or counter you use while standing rather than sitting

55 3.9

A raised place in a courtroom where a person tells what they saw

53 6.3

A sexual encounter that happens for only one night and does not continue

stand-alone
  • Specialized
26 4.9

Able to work by itself without other equipment

23 4.2

A person who takes another person's place, for example in a performance or at work

18 6.1

A final strong effort to resist a change or attack when defeat seems near

7 7.9

A law allowing someone to use force, even deadly force, without first trying to leave when threatened

stand-down
  • Jargon
5 6.3

A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert

4 1.6

A thing that holds sheet music so a musician can read it while playing

A raised platform where officials and guests watch a parade or ceremony

3 3.4

Electric machine with a bowl that beats and kneads dough

A show that happens in one place for only one night

An 1876 battle at Little Bighorn where Sioux and Cheyenne killed General Custer and his soldiers

1 5.0

A series of games a team plays at its home stadium

1 2.3

A piece of furniture with a tall pole and hooks for hanging coats

stand-up
  • Jargon
1 3.7

A short meeting where team members stand and give brief updates about work

stand oil
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A thick slow-drying oil artists mix into paint to make it smoother and shinier

1 1.2

A metal rack where you park and lock a bicycle

wash-hand stand
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small table that holds a basin and pitcher for washing hands before indoor plumbing

A rack for holding and locking bikes

stand-in
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A simple fake used in software tests to act like a real service

An area of seats under a roof that shelters spectators from weather

A small holder for oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper on a dining table

9.6

A short romantic or sexual meeting that lasts part of one night without starting a relationship

How Determined

last stand
18 6.1
stand
119 6.0
resistance
187 4.0

Surface Forms

stand singular
stands plural

Etymology

The noun stand meaning a final or brave effort comes from soldiers 'standing' to hold a place in battle, so a 'last stand' is a determined effort to resist. This shows how the physical act of standing became a word for firm resistance.