"upstand" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ænd Etymology: From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upstanden}} Middle English upstanden, {{prefix|en|up|stand}} up- + stand, {{cog|nl|opstaan||to rise, stand up}} Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), {{cog|de|aufstehen|t=to arise, get up, stand up}} German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), {{cog|sv|uppstå|t=to arise, emerge, come up}} Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} upstand (not comparable)
  1. (construction) (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam". Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-upstand-en-adj-lvKJ1hQy Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

Noun

Forms: upstands [plural]
Rhymes: -ænd Etymology: From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upstanden}} Middle English upstanden, {{prefix|en|up|stand}} up- + stand, {{cog|nl|opstaan||to rise, stand up}} Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), {{cog|de|aufstehen|t=to arise, get up, stand up}} German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), {{cog|sv|uppstå|t=to arise, emerge, come up}} Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} upstand (plural upstands)
  1. (construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface. Categories (topical): Construction Synonyms: upturn Translations (upturn): bordure [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-upstand-en-noun-jJG5Bsmv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 45 26 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, plumbing

Verb

Forms: upstands [present, singular, third-person], upstanding [participle, present], upstood [participle, past], upstood [past]
Rhymes: -ænd Etymology: From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upstanden}} Middle English upstanden, {{prefix|en|up|stand}} up- + stand, {{cog|nl|opstaan||to rise, stand up}} Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), {{cog|de|aufstehen|t=to arise, get up, stand up}} German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), {{cog|sv|uppstå|t=to arise, emerge, come up}} Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”) Head templates: {{en-verb|upstands|upstanding|upstood}} upstand (third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)
  1. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise. Tags: intransitive Related terms: upstanding Translations (stand up): ériger (French)
    Sense id: en-upstand-en-verb-7~s1O9Y8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 15 24 61

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "uppstå",
        "t": "to arise, emerge, come up"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "upstand (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Construction"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; \"an upstand beam\"."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "construction",
          "construction"
        ],
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "slab",
          "slab"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(construction) (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; \"an upstand beam\"."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ænd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "upstand"
}

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