• Upstand

    Origin

    From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to - + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan ("to rise, stand up"), German aufstehen ("to arise, get up, stand up"), Swedish uppstå ("to arise, emerge, come up").

    Full definition of upstand

    Verb

    1. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
      • 1820, Homer, William Cowper, The Iliad of Homer: translated into English blank verse, with notes:At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood The wise Ulysses.
      • 1912, United States. Patent Office, Official gazette of the United States Patent Office: Volume 174:The combination with a closet seat, of a flexible mat having sockets, plates secured upon the seat and having recesses, and a standard pivoted upon each plate and fold- able to lie in the respective socket or to upstand from the seat , ...
      • 2010, Lonnie R. Sherrod, Judith Torney-Purta, Constance A. Flanagan, Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement in Youth:Put differently, attention to norms and rules did not increase the likelihood that a student would choose to upstand or intervene. Students who were more likely to recommend direct support for the victim (choosing to upstand), however , ...

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    Noun

    upstand

    (plural upstands)
    1. (construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

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