UPSTAND

Etymology

Verb

upstand (third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)

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

Noun

upstand (plural upstands)

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

Synonyms

• upturn

Anagrams

• dustpan, stand up, stand-up, standup

Source: Wiktionary


Up*stand", v. i.

Definition: To stand up; to be erected; to rise. Spenser. Milton. At once upstood the monarch, and upstood The wise Ulysses. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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