9 → see also rubber stamp
▸ stamp on PHRASAL VERB If someone stamps on a dishonest or undesirable activity, they act immediately to stop it happening or spreading. □ [V P n] The tone of her voice was designed to stamp on this topic of conversation once and for all.
▸ stamp out PHRASAL VERB If you stamp out something bad that is happening, you make it stop. □ [V n P ] Dr Muffett stressed that he was opposed to bullying in schools and that action would be taken to stamp it out. [Also V P n (not pron)]
sta mp col|lect|ing N‑UNCOUNT Stamp collecting is the hobby of building up a collection of stamps.
sta mp duty N‑UNCOUNT In Britain, stamp duty is a tax that you pay to the government when you buy a house.
stamped /stæ mpt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A stamped envelope or package has a stamp stuck on it.
sta mped ad|dressed e n|velope (stamped addressed envelopes ) N‑COUNT A stamped addressed envelope is an envelope with a stamp on it and your own name and address, which you send to someone so that something can be sent back to you. The abbreviation s.a.e. is also used. [BRIT ] in AM, use SASE
stam|pede /stæmpiː d/ (stampedes , stampeding , stampeded )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If there is a stampede , a group of people or animals run in a wild, uncontrolled way. □ There was a stampede for the exit.
2 VERB If a group of animals or people stampede or if something stampedes them, they run in a wild, uncontrolled way. □ [V ] The crowd stampeded and many were crushed or trampled underfoot. □ [V n] They stampede cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes. □ [V -ing] …a herd of stampeding cattle.
3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If a lot of people all do the same thing at the same time, you can describe it as a stampede . □ Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.
sta mp|ing ground (stamping grounds ) N‑COUNT [usu with poss] Someone's stamping ground is a place where they like to go often.
stance /stæ ns/ (stances )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] Your stance on a particular matter is your attitude to it. □ The Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle.
2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] Your stance is the way that you are standing. [FORMAL ] □ Take a comfortably wide stance and flex your knees a little.
stan|chion /stæ ntʃ ə n/ (stanchions ) N‑COUNT A stanchion is a pole or bar that stands upright and is used as a support. [FORMAL ]
stand ◆◆◆ /stræ nd/ (stands , standing , stood )
1 VERB When you are standing , your body is upright, your legs are straight, and your weight is supported by your feet. □ [V prep] She was standing beside my bed staring down at me. □ [V adj] They told me to stand still and not to turn round. □ [V ] Overcrowding is so bad that prisoners have to sleep in shifts, while others have to stand. ● PHRASAL VERB Stand up means the same as stand . □ [V P ] We waited, standing up, for an hour.
2 VERB When someone who is sitting stands , they change their position so that they are upright and on their feet. □ [V ] Becker stood and shook hands with Ben. ● PHRASAL VERB Stand up means the same as stand . □ [V P ] When I walked in, they all stood up and started clapping.
3 VERB If you stand aside or stand back , you move a short distance sideways or backwards, so that you are standing in a different place. □ [V adv/prep] I stood aside to let her pass me. □ [V adv/prep] The police officers stood back. Could it be a bomb?
4 VERB If something such as a building or a piece of furniture stands somewhere, it is in that position, and is upright. [WRITTEN ] □ [V prep/adv] The house stands alone on top of a small hill.
5 VERB You can say that a building is standing when it remains after other buildings around it have fallen down or been destroyed. □ [V ] There are very few buildings left standing.
6 VERB If you stand something somewhere, you put it there in an upright position. □ [V n prep/adv] Stand the plant in the open in a sunny, sheltered place.
7 VERB If you leave food or a mixture of something to stand , you leave it without disturbing it for some time. □ [V ] The salad improves if made in advance and left to stand.
8 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you take or make a stand , you do something or say something in order to make it clear what your attitude to a particular thing is. □ [+ against ] He felt the need to make a stand against racism. □ They must take a stand and cast their votes. [Also + on ]
9 VERB If you ask someone where or how they stand on a particular issue, you are asking them what their attitude or view is. □ [V + on ] The amendment will force senators to show where they stand on the issue of sexual harassment. □ [V ] So far, the bishop hasn't said where he stands.
10 VERB If you do not know where you stand with someone, you do not know exactly what their attitude to you is. □ [V + with ] No-one knows where they stand with him; he is utterly unpredictable.
11 V‑LINK You can use stand instead of 'be' when you are describing the present state or condition of something or someone. □ [V adj] The alliance stands ready to do what is necessary. □ [V ] The peace plan as it stands violates basic human rights.
12 VERB If a decision, law, or offer stands , it still exists and has not been changed or cancelled. □ [V ] Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands.