intransitive. To be counted or considered as; to reckon to be. Esp. in to stand for something (or nothing): to have some (or no) value or importance.

to stand in a person's stead: to take the place of a person; to act as a deputy or representative for someone. Also with a thing as that which is…

Proverbs and Phrases. †to baste (pay,etc.) his coat: to beat him. †to be in any one's coat: to be in his place, ‘stand in his shoes’. to cut the c…

figurative. intransitive. To be a substitute, pass for. Obsolete.

to serve the turn of: to perform the functions of, do instead of. Obsolete.

To put instead of another; to substitute (const. to).

intransitive (a) To make up, compensate, compound for; (b) (of things) to serve as a substitute for.

In obsolete phrases. to draw the saw (of contentionor controversy): to keep up a fruitless dispute. to be under the saw of contention: (of a…

To take the place of; to become a replacement for; to supplant; = replace, v. 3. transitive. In passive, with by.

intransitive. To act for another as a surrogate or substitute; figurative to minister to. Obsolete. rare.

Phrases and figurative uses. to be in (another person's) shoes: to be in his position or place. Chiefly in negative form = in his unenviable…

intransitive. To take the place of something; to act as a replacement for.

intransitive. To act as a substitute for another batter, esp. at a crucial point in a game. Also more generally: to take the place of another person…