Upstand

Quick meaning: Upstand is a verb meaning (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.

Meaning

(intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.

More Meanings

1. (construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.
2. (construction) (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".

Example Sentences

At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses.

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, […]

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, […]

Word Forms

• upstands
• upstanding
• upstood

Synonyms for upstand

Depending on context, synonyms include upturn.

Related Words

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