Alternative form of stand-to / To tolerate (something); to be able to withstand (something) stressful that will be ultimately beneficial.

(military) To assume such a state of readiness.

(military) A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime.

Alternative form of stand-to

(idiomatic) To mean; to symbolize; to represent / To advocate, to support / To tolerate

Position or reputation in society or a profession. / Duration. / The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands. / (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.

present participle of stand

Erect, not cut down. / Performed from an erect position. / Remaining in force or status. / Stagnant; not moving or flowing. / Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting. / Not movable; fixed.

(idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready. / (idiomatic, transitive) To remain loyal or faithful to.

A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film. / A substitute.