Stand vs. Steady
Standverb
(heading) To position or be positioned physically.
Standverb
(intransitive) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
Standverb
(intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
Standverb
(intransitive) To remain motionless.
Standverb
(intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
Standverb
(transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.
Standverb
(intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
Standverb
(intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.
Standverb
(intransitive) (of tears) To be present, to have welled up (in the eyes).
Standverb
(heading) To position or be positioned mentally.
Standverb
To be positioned to gain or lose.
Standverb
To tolerate.
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.
Standverb
To seek election.
Standverb
(intransitive) To be valid.
Standverb
(transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
Standverb
(transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.
Standverb
(intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
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.
Standnoun
A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
Standnoun
A period of performance in a given location or venue.
Standnoun
A device to hold something upright or aloft.
Standnoun
The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
Standnoun
A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
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.
Standnoun
The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.
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.
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.
Standverb
To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position
Standverb
To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.
Standverb
To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.
Standverb
To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.
Standverb
To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
Standverb
To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
Standverb
To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.
Standverb
To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.
Standverb
To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
Standverb
To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
Standverb
To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.
Standverb
To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.
Standverb
To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.
Standverb
To measure when erect on the feet.
Standverb
To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.
Standverb
To be, or signify that one is, willing to play with one's hand as dealt.
Standverb
To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.
Standverb
To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.
Standverb
To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.
Standverb
To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.
Standverb
To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.
Standnoun
The act of standing.
Standnoun
A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.
Standnoun
A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.
Standnoun
A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand.
Standnoun
A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course.
Standnoun
A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hatstand; an umbrella stand; a music stand.
Standnoun
The place where a witness stands to testify in court.
Standnoun
The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business.
Standnoun
Rank; post; station; standing.
Standnoun
A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, 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
A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, - used in weighing pitch.
Standnoun
a support or foundation;
Standnoun
the position where a thing or person stands
Standnoun
a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area;
Standnoun
a small table for holding articles of various kinds;
Standnoun
a support for displaying various articles;
Standnoun
an interruption of normal activity
Standnoun
a mental position from which things are viewed;
Standnoun
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
Standnoun
a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance;
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;
Standverb
be standing; be upright;
Standverb
be in some specified state or condition;
Standverb
occupy a place or location, also metaphorically;
Standverb
hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright;
Standverb
have or maintain a position or stand on an issue;
Standverb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
Standverb
remain inactive or immobile;
Standverb
be in effect; be or remain in force;
Standverb
be tall; have a height of; copula;
Standverb
put into an upright position;
Standverb
withstand the force of something;
Standverb
be available for stud services;
Steadyadjective
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
Steadyadjective
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
Steadyadjective
Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
Steadyadjective
Regular and even.
Steadyadjective
Slow.
Steadyverb
To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
Steadynoun
A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
Steadynoun
(informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.
Steadynoun
(informal) A prostitute's regular customer.
Steadyadverb
To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.
Steadyadjective
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
Steadyadjective
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
Steadyadjective
Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
Steadyverb
To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
Steadyverb
To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
Steadynoun
a person loved by another person
Steadyverb
make steady;
Steadyverb
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;
Steadyadjective
not subject to change or variation especially in behavior;
Steadyadjective
persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature;
Steadyadjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;
Steadyadjective
securely in position; not shaky;
Steadyadjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
Steadyadjective
relating to a person who does something regularly;
Steadyadjective
not easily excited or upset;
Steadyadverb
in a steady manner;
