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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 ]