Stand v. t.
 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.
 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. “Love stood the siege.”
    He stood the furious foe.   --Pope.
 3. To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.
 Bid him disband his legions, . . .
 And stand the judgment of a Roman senate.   --Addison.
 4. To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.
 5. To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. [Colloq.]
 To stand fire, to receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving way.
 To stand one's ground, to keep the ground or station one has taken; to maintain one's position. “Peasants and burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers.” --Macaulay.
 To stand trial, to sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.