Definition of "stood" []

• Past tense and past participle of stand. (verb)

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• "But, if she stood on the edge of an abyss, at least she _stood_ there, firm on the solid earth."
• "On the surface, the term stood for two contradictory allegations: referees were afraid to call fouls when they should, and referees were calling fouls too quickly and intimidating teams from playing aggressive defense."
• "The acronym stood for “Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion.”"