stampers
Shoes.—Ancient Cant.
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stand
"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."
stand a chance
Have a possibility of succeeding or achieving something
stand and deliver
to surrender something, especially money, to someone who demands it
stand behind
Support or defend something
stand by
Support or be ready to help someone
stand corrected
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand down
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand fast
To remain firm and unwavering in one's position or decision
stand fire
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand firm
Refuse to change opinion or position
stand for
represent or support an idea or principle
stand from under
to move away quickly to avoid something
stand in for
Act as a substitute or replacement for someone or something
stand in one's own light
To hinder one's own progress or success
stand in someone's shoes
To understand and share someone's feelings or situation
stand in the gap
To fill a need or vacancy by taking responsibility
stand in the gate
To be ready to act or take advantage of an opportunity
stand on its own
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand on one's head
to go to great lengths or make extraordinary efforts
stand on one's own two feet
Be independent and self-sufficient
stand on someone's shoulders
Build upon someone's work or discoveries
stand on the shoulders of
Build upon the discoveries or achievements of others
stand on the shoulders of giants
To build upon or benefit from the work of others who have come before
stand one's ground
Refuse to back down or give in to opposition
stand pat
To refuse to change or compromise one's position
stand shilly-shally
To hesitate or be indecisive
stand tall
Show confidence and courage in a difficult situation
stand to reason
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand treat
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand trial
to be tried in court for a crime
stand up
Defend or support something or someone
stand up and be counted
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand up on one's hind legs
To assert oneself or show courage
stand up to one's lick log
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stand up with
support or defend someone
stand with
Support or show solidarity with someone
stand-still
He was run to a stand-still; i.e. till he could no longer move.
standard fare
usual or expected thing
standing
The position at a street corner, or on the kerb of a market street, regularly occupied by a costermonger, or street seller.
standing orders
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.
standing patterers
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.
stangey
A tailor, a person under petticoat government,—derived from the custom of "riding the STANG," mentioned in Hudibras:—
stanley’s
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.
star
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."
Star Chamber
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.
star gazer
A horse who throws up his head; also a hedge whore.
star is a in the tail
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.
star it
To perform as the centre of attraction, with inferior subordinates to set off one’s abilities.—Theatrical.
star lag
Breaking shop-windows, and stealing some article thereout.
Star of Bethlehem
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.
Star of David
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.
Star of India
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.
star turn
The most impressive or enjoyable part of a performance or event
star vehicle
A production designed to showcase a particular star's talent
starbies
Starbucks.
Starboard and Larboard
Star- is the Anglo- Saxon steor, rudder, bord, side; meaning the right side of a ship (looking forwards).
starched
Stiff, prim, formal, affected.
starchy
Stuck-up, high-notioned, showily dressed, stiff and unbending in demeanour.
starfish
A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back while spreading the limbs.
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