stand on

• POS: Verb (intransitive)

THESAURUS

stand on

abut on, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, be based on, be contingent on, be dependent on, be incumbent on, be predicated on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, brook no denial, contend, declare, depend, depend on, enunciate, express, hang, hang on, have, hinge, hinge on, hold, insist, insist on, insist upon, issue a manifesto, lay down, lean on, lie on, lie with, maintain, manifesto, perch, persist, predicate, press, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put, put it, rely on, repose on, rest, rest on, rest with, revolve on, ride, say, set down, sit on, speak, speak out, speak up, stand for, state, stick to, straddle, stride, submit, take no denial, turn on, turn upon, urge

ROGET THESAURUS

stand on

Support

VB be supported, lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on, have at one's back, bestride, bestraddle, support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder, hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up, uphold, upbear, prop, under prop, under pin, under set, riprap, bandage, give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations, bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed, maintain, keep on foot, aid.