Stand vs. Stance

Stand vs. Stance — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stand and Stance

Standverb

(heading) To position or be positioned physically.

Stancenoun

The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.

Standverb

(intransitive) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

Here I stand, wondering what to do next.

Stancenoun

One's opinion or point of view.

I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.

Standverb

(intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.

Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.

Stancenoun

A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.

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Standverb

(intransitive) To remain motionless.

Do not leave your car standing in the road.

Stancenoun

A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay.

Standverb

(intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.

Stancenoun

(Scotland) A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank.

Standverb

(transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.

He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.

Stancenoun

(Scotland) A place where a fair or market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business.

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Standverb

(intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.

Paris stands on the Seine.

Stancenoun

A stanza.

Standverb

(intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.

Stanceverb

To place, to position, to station; (specifically) to put (cattle) into an enclosure or pen in preparation for sale.

Standverb

(intransitive) (of tears) To be present, to have welled up (in the eyes).

Stancenoun

standing posture

Standverb

(heading) To position or be positioned mentally.

Stancenoun

a rationalized mental attitude

Standverb

To be positioned to gain or lose.

He stands to get a good price for the house.

Standverb

To tolerate.

I can’t stand when people don’t read the instructions.I can’t stand him.

Standverb

(intransitive) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.

Standverb

(intransitive) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.

Standverb

To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.

Standverb

(heading) To position or be positioned socially.

Standverb

To act as an umpire.

Standverb

(transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.

The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time.

Standverb

To seek election.

He is standing for election to the local council.

Standverb

(intransitive) To be valid.

What I said yesterday still stands.

Standverb

(transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.

Standverb

(transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.

to stand a treat

Standverb

(intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.

Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.

Standverb

(intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.

Standverb

(intransitive) To appear in court.

Standverb

Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).

Standverb

(intransitive) To remain without ruin or injury.

Standverb

(card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.

Standnoun

The act of standing.

Standnoun

A defensive position or effort.

The Commander says we will make our stand here.

Standnoun

A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.

They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.

Standnoun

A period of performance in a given location or venue.

They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees.They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.

Standnoun

A device to hold something upright or aloft.

He set the music upon the stand and began to play.an umbrella stand;a hat-stand

Standnoun

The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.

She took the stand and quietly answered questions.

Standnoun

A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.

This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.

Standnoun

(forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.

Standnoun

A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.

Standnoun

A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.

Standnoun

A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.

a taxi stand

Standnoun

The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.

a good, bad, or convenient stand for business

Standnoun

(sports) Grandstand. often in the plural

Standnoun

(cricket) A partnership.

Standnoun

A single set, as of arms.

Standnoun

(obsolete) Rank; post; station; standing.

Standnoun

(dated) A state of perplexity or embarrassment.

to be at a stand what to do

Standnoun

A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.

Standnoun

(obsolete) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.

Standnoun

A location or position where one may stand.

Standnoun

a support or foundation;

the base of the lamp

Standnoun

the position where a thing or person stands

Standnoun

a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area;

they cut down a stand of trees

Standnoun

a small table for holding articles of various kinds;

a bedside stand

Standnoun

a support for displaying various articles;

the newspapers were arranged on a rack

Standnoun

an interruption of normal activity

Standnoun

a mental position from which things are viewed;

we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russiansteaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events

Standnoun

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

Standnoun

a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance;

a one-night stand

Standnoun

tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)

Standnoun

a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

Standnoun

a defensive effort;

the army made a final stand at the Rhone

Standverb

be standing; be upright;

We had to stand for the entire performance!

Standverb

be in some specified state or condition;

I stand corrected

Standverb

occupy a place or location, also metaphorically;

We stand on common ground

Standverb

hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright;

I am standing my ground and won't give in!

Standverb

have or maintain a position or stand on an issue;

Where do you stand on the War?

Standverb

put up with something or somebody unpleasant;

I cannot bear his constant criticismThe new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarkshe learned to tolerate the heatShe stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

Standverb

remain inactive or immobile;

standing water

Standverb

be in effect; be or remain in force;

The law stands!

Standverb

be tall; have a height of; copula;

She stands 6 feet tall

Standverb

put into an upright position;

Can you stand the bookshelf up?

Standverb

withstand the force of something;

The trees resisted herstand the test of timeThe mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow

Standverb

be available for stud services;

male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females