Definition von a-stand im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Sheffield stand
- A type of bicycle stand consisting of a single inverted U-shaped metal bar that is mounted onto or embedded into the ground
- at a stand
- In a state of confusion or uncertainty; undecided what to do next
Now I am quite at a stand.
- bicycle stand
- a device to which bicycles may be securely attached
- blow this pop stand
- To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment
I'm bored out of my mind, let's blow this pop stand.
- blow this popsicle stand
- To leave an establishment speedily
Well, we've been at this bar for two hours; let's blow this popsicle stand and go to the nightclub.
- clamp stand
- An item of laboratory equipment which consists of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold, or clamp, laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that they do not fall down or come apart
- coat stand
- A pole with pegs for temporary storage of clothing; a coatrack
- coat-stand
- Alternative spelling of coat stand
- cock-stand
- An erection
Do you know what they do, in France? My lady wife told me. Well, not told me, but she wrote it down for me, in Latin. The man has a cock-stand, and she takes it in her mouth!’.
- concessions stand
- A place in a public location where food and drinks are sold
- dish stand
- Any of several devices for supporting a dish; but especially a wooden tripod used in parts of the Middle East
- hat stand
- Alternative spelling of hatstand
- hat-stand
- Alternative spelling of hatstand
- keg stand
- A drinking ritual in which the drinker is hoisted aloft to drink directly from a keg of beer while performing something like a handstand
- music stand
- A stand, made for holding pages or books of sheet music
- not have a leg to stand on
- To lack support, as in an argument, debate, or negotiation
There are still those who argue that the Earth is flat, but with modern technology and satellite photos they really do not have a leg to stand on.
- one-night stand
- An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening
- one-night stand
- A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the parties has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night
- retort stand
- An item of laboratory equipment which consists of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold, or clamp, laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that they do not fall down or come apart
- ring stand
- An item of laboratory equipment which consists of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold, or clamp, laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that they do not fall down or come apart
- stand
- To remain motionless
Do not leave your car standing in the road.
- stand
- A defensive position or effort
- stand
- To be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position
Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
- stand
- To tolerate
I can’t stand her.
- stand
- To undergo; withstand; hold up
The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time.
- stand
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand
- stand
- A single set, as of arms
The police and troops captured eleven thousand stand of arms, including muskets and pistols, together with several thousand bludgeons and other weapons.
- stand
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition
They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
- stand
- To act as an umpire
- stand
- A partnership
- stand
- A device to hold something upright or aloft
He set the music upon the stand and began to play.
- stand
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box
She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
- stand
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs
This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.
- stand
- A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit
- stand
- Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.)
To repaire his defects, hee stood for the coast of Calabria, but hearing there was six or seven Galleyes at Mesina hee departed thence for Malta .
- stand
- To seek election
He is standing for election to the local council.
- stand
- To rise to one’s feet; to stand up
Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.
- stand
- grandstand
- stand
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game
Antonia's patience now was at a stand— / Come, come, 't is no time now for fooling there, / She whispered .
- stand
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait: taxi stand
- stand
- A period of performance in a given location or venue
They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.
- stand
- To place in an upright or standing position
He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.
- stand a chance
- To have a chance
- stand and deliver
- A phrase traditionally used by a highwayman commanding victims to hand over their valuables
Said stand and deliver, or the devil he may take ye.
- stand aside
- To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain
The minister will stand aside during the investigation.
- stand aside
- To leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead
It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.
- stand aside
- To step sideways to make a space for someone else
Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.
- stand back
- To abstain from participation
While others debated the proposals, he stood back.
- stand back
- to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler
- stand back
- To maintain a safe distance from a hazard
You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
- stand by
- To remain loyal or faithful to
Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.
- stand by
- To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready
Please stand by for more instructions.
- stand by
- To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation
I can't simply stand by and watch you ruin your life.
- stand corrected
- Said to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct
Oh, sorry. I stand corrected - it was fought in 1066.
- stand down
- To wait; to stop pursuing or fighting
They ordered the troops to stand down for the moment.
- stand down
- To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team. transitive and/or intransitive
- stand easy
- a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further
- stand for
- To mean; to symbolize; to represent
The abbreviation CIA stands for Central Intelligence Agency.
- stand for
- To tolerate
We won't stand for that type of behaviour.
- stand for
- To advocate, to support
- stand from under
- to escape something falling or being thrown from above
I see I was in a fix now. But it warn't no use to worry; there warn't nothing to do but just hold still, and try and be ready to stand from under when the lightning struck. — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884.
- stand in
- A substitute; a replacement
Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.
- stand in
- To substitute for; to replace; to serve as an understudy
- stand in for
- To replace; to act as a double or substitute for
I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.
- stand in someone's shoes
- to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels
- stand off
- To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture
We took hold of anything that might serve as a weapon to stand off the menacing group of young men.
- stand off
- To stand some distance apart form something or someone
He stood off from the fire, for fear of getting scorched.
- stand on ceremony
- To act in a formal, ceremonious or overly polite manner
Please make yourself at home - there's no need to stand on ceremony.
- stand on end
- To stand erect, bristle, especially from fear
- stand on its own
- To be independent of others
- stand on one's own two feet
- To be independent. To survive without any help
It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.
- stand one's ground
- To attempt to hold a position in battle
- stand one's ground
- To maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition
They expect their opponents to stand their ground on the issue.
- stand out
- To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings
The path led straight across the clearing into another forest, lying upon the verge of which I saw a bit of white. It appeared to stand out in marked contrast and incongruity to all its surroundings, and when I stopped to examine it, I found that it was a small strip of muslin--part of the hem of a garment.
- stand pat
- To stop hitting
After getting a hand of 20, the player stood pat.
- stand pat
- To play one's hand without drawing any more cards
- stand pat
- To resist changes
- stand stock still
- To stand completely motionless
Paul stood stock still; then came a strong impulse to turn and run back..
- stand tall
- To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity
The economic expansion that enabled the country to stand tall at the start of the century has slowed.
- stand the test of time
- To remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time
Pop music comes and goes, but classical music has stood the test of time.
- stand to reason
- To make sense; to seem logical, reasonable, or rational
If nobody asked the question yet, then it stands to reason that nobody has tried answering.
- stand up
- To rise from a lying or sitting position
Stand up, then sit down again.
- stand up
- To bring something up and set it into a standing position
Laura stood the sofa up on end.
- stand up
- To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman
- stand up
- To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person); to jilt or shirk
A gentleman never stands a lady up.
- stand up against
- To defy or challenge someone
In those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among your people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
- stand up for
- To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like)
Michelle: Quit standing up for yourself, Fry. When we get back to the hole we are going to have a long, boring talk about our relationship!.
- stand up to
- To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling)
If anyone stood up to him, I bet he'd back down.
- stand up to
- To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of
The paint looks good, but I don't know if it will stand up to years of weather.
- stand-alone
- Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated
They offer an inexpensive add-on for a computer, or a stand-alone system with all the functions built in.
- stand-in
- A stand-in is an acting term that refers to a person of similar size and shape to an actor that "stands-in" for the actor during the lengthy process that is involved in setting up a shot. This term is not to be confused with a double. The stand-in does not appear in the film
They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process.
- stand-up
- A meeting performed while standing up
How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?.
- stand-up
- Upright; while standing
stand-up comedy.
- stand-up
- A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.
- stand-up
- That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide
stand-up triple.
- stand-up
- Honest; honorable
He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
- stand-up
- Performed while standing although normally done while sitting
every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
- stand-up comedy
- comedy performed on stage by a single comedian
- stand-up guy
- An honest and straightforward man of good character
- take a stand
- To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs
There will come a time when you'll need to take a stand for the changes you want.
- take the stand
- To testify as a witness in a trial
The press speculated about whether he would take the stand and testify in his defense.
- taxi stand
- A designated place in a street, railway station, airport etc where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers
- track stand
- A technique used by bicycle riders to remain virtually stationary by adjusting their weight
- umbrella stand
- A container in which umbrellas are kept when drying or not in use
- witness stand
- An enclosed area in a courtroom where witnesses give their evidence
- stand against
- oppose, rise against
- stand clear
- distance oneself, keep a distance
- can't stand
- not able to suffer, cannot endure
- a house divided against itself cannot stand
- (Muhasebe) If the members of a group fight each other, the group will disintegrate. (Often the group under discussion is a family.)
- stand
- {v} to be on the feet, stop, remain, offer as a candidate, persist, be consistent, abide, suffer, direct a course
- stand
- {n} a stop, halt, station, post, difficulty, prop, a musket and its apparatus
- take a firm stand
- Be insistent and refuse to budge
