Verb

• S: (v) arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up (rise to one's feet) "The audience got up and applauded"
• S: (v) stand up (refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack)
• S: (v) stand, stand up, place upright (put into an upright position) "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
• S: (v) stand, stand up (be standing; be upright) "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
• S: (v) stand up, stick up (defend against attack or criticism) "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) defend, support, fend for (argue or speak in defense of) "She supported the motion to strike"
• S: (v) apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning) "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
• S: (v) take sides with, take someone's side (support someone (as in an argument)) "she always takes his side, no matter how sound his argument"
• S: (v) stand up, stick up (defend against attack or criticism) "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
• S: (v) uphold (stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals)
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• S: (v) stand up, hold up, hold water (resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.) "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
• S: (v) bristle, uprise, stand up (rise up as in fear) "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame