What does the word stand mean?

Usage examples for stand

  1. In Deexie Land I take my stand, To live and die in Deexie." – A Tar-Heel Baron by Mabell Shippie Clarke Pelton
  2. He could not stand it. – Seed Thoughts for Singers by Frank Herbert Tubbs
  3. Can't you stand up to it? – Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown