intransitive. To remain firm or steady in an upright position; to support oneself in a standing position. Often in negative constructions, as in I cou…

To put or set up in a certain position or place, or in a safe or firm place. to stable up: to collect and place; passive to have taken one's stand.

To hold oneself upright, remain standing; (also of something inanimate) to be or stay in a fixed… intransitive. Obsolete (rare after Middle English).