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"to STAND treat," to pay for a friend’s entertainment; to bear expense; to put up with treatment, good or ill, as, "Will you STAND that?" a question often asked when a man has been struck or insulted. Also in the sense of aggregate cost, as, "This house STOOD me in £1000;" i.e., cost that sum; "to STAND pad," to beg on the kerb with a small piece of paper pinned on the breast, inscribed, "I am starving."
Have a possibility of succeeding or achieving something
to surrender something, especially money, to someone who demands it
Support or defend something
Support or be ready to help someone
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To remain firm and unwavering in one's position or decision
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Refuse to change opinion or position
represent or support an idea or principle
to move away quickly to avoid something
Act as a substitute or replacement for someone or something
To hinder one's own progress or success
To understand and share someone's feelings or situation
To fill a need or vacancy by taking responsibility
To be ready to act or take advantage of an opportunity
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to go to great lengths or make extraordinary efforts
Be independent and self-sufficient
Build upon someone's work or discoveries
Build upon the discoveries or achievements of others
To build upon or benefit from the work of others who have come before
Refuse to back down or give in to opposition
To refuse to change or compromise one's position
To hesitate or be indecisive
Show confidence and courage in a difficult situation
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to be tried in court for a crime
Defend or support something or someone
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To assert oneself or show courage
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
support or defend someone
Support or show solidarity with someone
He was run to a stand-still; i.e. till he could no longer move.
usual or expected thing
The position at a street corner, or on the kerb of a market street, regularly occupied by a costermonger, or street seller.
Rules or instructions constantly in force, especially those by-laws of the Houses of Parliament for the conduct of proceedings which stand in force till they are rescinded or suspended. Their suspension is generally caused by a desire to hurry through a Bill with unusual expedition.
Men who take a stand on the kerb of a public thoroughfare, and deliver prepared speeches to effect a sale of any articles they have to vend. See PATTERER.
A tailor, a person under petticoat government,—derived from the custom of "riding the STANG," mentioned in Hudibras:—
Remedy, or the Way how to Reform Wandring Beggars, Thieves, &c., wherein is shewed that Sodomes Sin of Idleness is the Poverty and the Misery of this Kingdome, 4to. 1646.
A common abbreviation of the name of the well-known STAR AND GARTER Inn at Richmond. Clever people, who delight in altering names, call this hostelry the "Gar and Starter."
A court of civil and criminal jurisdiction at Westminster, abolished in 1641, and notorious for its arbitrary proceedings, its chief activity being the punishment of such offences as the law had made no provision for.
A horse who throws up his head; also a hedge whore.
See CYNOSURE, Ursula, St. Ursula was a C9rnish princess and, as the story says, was going to France with eleven thousand companions when the galley was driven by adverse winds to Cologne, where they were all massacred by the Huns. Nothing at all is known of these maidens beyond the fact that they were martyrs at Cologne before the 4th century.
To perform as the centre of attraction, with inferior subordinates to set off one’s abilities.—Theatrical.
Breaking shop-windows, and stealing some article thereout.
A bulbous plant of the lily family (Ornithogallum umbellatutri), with star-shaped t white flowers. The French peasants call it La dame d'onze heures, because it opens at eleven o'clock.
A large yellow cloth star which Jews and persons of Jewish descent were forced to wear on their clothes under the Nazi and Fascist regimes. To express his disap- proval of this racial indignity King Christian X of Denmark himself wore a Star of David during the German occupation of his country.
A British order of knighthood, The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, instituted in 1861 by Queen Victoria as a reward for services in and for India and a means of recognizing the loyalty of native rulers. Its motto is "Heaven's Light our Guide.
The most impressive or enjoyable part of a performance or event
A production designed to showcase a particular star's talent
Starbucks.
Star- is the Anglo- Saxon steor, rudder, bord, side; meaning the right side of a ship (looking forwards).
Stiff, prim, formal, affected.
Stuck-up, high-notioned, showily dressed, stiff and unbending in demeanour.
A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back while spreading the limbs.
Raw gin.