stands up

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To rise from a lying or sitting position.
   • Stand up, then sit down again.
2. (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.
   • Laura stood the sofa up on end.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.
   • John stood Laura up at the movie theater.
4. (intransitive) To last or endure over a period of time.
   • Both Venus 5 and Venus 6 had apparently stood up well under the rigors of their 217-million-mile trips.1969 May 23, “Planetary Exploration: Doubleheader on Venus”, in Time
5. (intransitive) To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.
   • Ehrlichman's story did not stand up under Neal's grilling.1974 December 23, “Watergate: Getting Out What Truth?”, in Time
6. (intransitive) To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.

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