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3 PHRASAL VERB If something stands out from a surface, it rises up from it. □ [V P ] His tendons stood out like rope beneath his skin.

▸  stand up

1 → see stand 1 , stand 2

2 PHRASAL VERB If something such as a claim or a piece of evidence stands up , it is accepted as true or satisfactory after being carefully examined. □ [V P ] He made wild accusations that did not stand up. □ [V P + to ] How well does this thesis stand up to close examination?

3 PHRASAL VERB If a boyfriend or girlfriend stands you up , they fail to keep an arrangement to meet you. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n P ] We were to have had dinner together yesterday evening, but he stood me up. [Also V P n (not pron)]

▸  stand up for PHRASAL VERB If you stand up for someone or something, you defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear. [APPROVAL ] □ [V P P n] They stood up for what they believed to be right.

▸  stand up to

1 PHRASAL VERB If something stands up to bad conditions, it is not damaged or harmed by them. □ [V P P n/v-ing] Is this building going to stand up to the strongest gales?

2 PHRASAL VERB If you stand up to someone, especially someone more powerful than you are, you defend yourself against their attacks or demands. □ [V P P n] He hit me, so I hit him back–the first time in my life I'd stood up to him.

sta nd-alone

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A stand-alone business or organization is independent and does not receive financial support from another organization. [BUSINESS ] □  They plan to relaunch it as a stand-alone company.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] A stand-alone computer is one that can operate on its own and does not have to be part of a network. [COMPUTING ] □  …an operating system that can work on networks and stand-alone machines.

stand|ard ◆◆◇ /stæ ndə ^r d/ (standards )

1 N‑COUNT A standard is a level of quality or achievement, especially a level that is thought to be acceptable. □  The standard of professional cricket has never been lower. □  There will be new national standards for hospital cleanliness.

2 N‑COUNT A standard is something that you use in order to judge the quality of something else. □  …systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive.

3 N‑PLURAL Standards are moral principles which affect people's attitudes and behaviour. □  My father has always had high moral standards.

4 → see also double standard

5 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use standard to describe things which are usual and normal. □  It was standard practice for untrained clerks to advise in serious cases such as murder.

6 ADJ [ADJ n] A standard work or text on a particular subject is one that is widely read and often recommended. SYNONYMS standard NOUN

1

level:The exercises are marked according to their level of difficulty.

grade:…a good grade of plywood.

quality:…high-quality paper and plywood.

calibre:I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts.

3

principle:…moral principles.

ideal:The party has drifted too far from its socialist ideals.

moral:…Western ideas and morals. ADJ 5

usual:She's smiling her usual friendly smile.

normal:The two countries resumed normal diplomatic relations.

customary:The king carried himself with his customary elegance.

typical:Cheney is everyone's image of a typical cop.