| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To put up with. Also used with for: abide, accept, bear, brook2, endure, go, stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal : lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See ACCEPT. 2. To adopt a standing posture. Also used with up: arise, get up, rise, uprise, upspring. Idioms: get to one's feet. See RISE. 3. To restore to or place in an upright or proper position. Also used with up: right. See HORIZONTAL. 4. Informal. To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another): treat. Informal : set up. Slang : blow1. Idioms: stand treat. See PAY. | | PHRASAL VERB: | stand behind To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See SUPPORT. stand by To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See SUPPORT. stand for 1. To serve as an example, image, or symbol of: epitomize, exemplify, illustrate, represent, symbol, symbolize, typify. See SUBSTITUTE. 2. To serve as an official delegate of: represent, speak for. See SUBSTITUTE. stand in To act as a substitute: fill in, substitute, supply. Informal : pinch-hit, sub. See SUBSTITUTE. stand out 1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stick out. See CONVEX. 2. To be obtrusively conspicuous: glare, stick out. Idioms: stare someone in the face, stick out like a sore thumb. See SEE. stand up 1. To withstand stress or difficulty: bear up, endure, hold up. See CONTINUE. 2. To prove valid under scrutiny: hold (up), prove out. Informal : wash. Idioms: hold water, pass muster, ring true. See TRUE.
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