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Stand for

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Verb
  1. 1
    To mean; to symbolize; to represent. idiomatic

    "The abbreviation CIA stands for "Central Intelligence Agency"."

  2. 2
    tolerate or bear wordnet
  3. 3
    To advocate; to support.

    "Bernard, you should stand for Parliament."

  4. 4
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol wordnet
  5. 5
    To tolerate.

    "We won't stand for that type of behaviour."

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  1. 6
    denote or connote wordnet
  2. 7
    take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to wordnet

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