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stand Sam

stand Sam verb: to pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.

Verb

stand Sam (third-person singular simple present stands Sam, present participle standing Sam, simple past and past participle stood Sam)

  1. (archaic, slang) To pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.
    • If you care to stroll into the Argyll Rooms about eleven, I'll stand sam for a bottle to celebrate.1959, John Dickson Carr, Scandal at High Chimneys, page 9

Forms of stand Sam

third-person singular presentstands Sam
present participlestanding Sam
past participlestood Sam
paststood Sam

Origin of stand Sam

A reference to Uncle Sam, imagined as paying for supplies for the US military.

Questions about stand Sam

What does stand Sam mean?
Stand Sam means to pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.
What part of speech is stand Sam?
Stand Sam is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand Sam?
The past tense of stand Sam is stood Sam.

Words near stand Sam in the dictionary

  1. stand over
  2. stand pad
  3. stand pat
  4. stand pie
  5. stand pies
  6. stand Sam
  7. stand sentinel
  8. stand sentry
  9. stand shilly-shally
  10. stand someone in hand
  11. stand still

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