stand (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Act of stopping, haltII. That on which anything is placedIII. A place for standing • stand (subs.): I. Act of stopping, halt: mŏra: to bring business to a s., moram rei alicui inferre, Cic. Inv. 1, 9. Phr.: he brought the army to a s., agmen constituit, Sall. J. 49: to make a s., resto, stĭti, 1: nulla ratio est restandi, Lucr. 1, 111: where a very feeble s. is made: qua minima vi restatur, Liv. 34, 15: to make a s. against, restare adversum aliquid, Tac. A. 3, 46: v. resist. To be at a s.: v. standstill. Phr.: I take my s. upon the justice of my cause, *in causa spem omnem pono. II. That on which anything is placed: perh. suggestus, ūs (platform): trĭpes mensa (board with three legs), Hor. S. 1, 3, 13: candēlābrum (s. for a lamp): ăbăcus (for plate), Cic. Verr. 4, 16, 35. III. A place for standing: lŏcŭs, stătio: a cab-s., *locus quo meritoriae rhedae collocantur, sistuntur.