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be standing; be upright
We had to stand for the entire performance! -
rise up as in fear
It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!
The dog's fur bristled -
put into an upright position
Can you stand the bookshelf 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 - refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
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rise to one's feet
The audience got up and applauded -
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
This theory won't hold water
Her shoes won't hold up
How To Use stand up In A Sentence
- I often position an athlete in front of a mirror that has grid lines on it, ask them to close their eyes and stand up straight. Muscle Management
- Alex's is predestined, of course, and lucky for him he's able to stand up to it. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
- The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does not stand up for him when another blames him, the man who angles for bursts of laughter and for the repute of a wit, who can invent what he never saw, who cannot keep a secret - that man is black at heart: mark and avoid him. Northern Rock - Pay staff a bonus with public cash.
- S2 Surely if gloves will not stand up to basic detergent, what use are they? The Sun
- Having to stand upright, dip to serve drinks and perch on the edge of chairs all night is clearly a workout in itself. The Sun
- Why don't you ask me to stand up with you?
- Maybe then the Supreme Court would stand up for equality of opportunity, and Gandhi's vision of a casteless society could be realized. Caste Out
- Well, errm, not precisely, but we need to stand up to it and create a multipolar world, not to be confused with multilateralism, which is a way of using up large amounts of money to bleat with great self-satisfaction, achieving little. There is never any point to appeasement
- Please note you cannot stand upright in the room. The Sun
- Her argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny.
