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Meaning of stand on end | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To stand erect, bristle, especially from fear.
To place on its end. (of an object)

Equivalents

Deutsch zu Berge stehen

Polski stanąć dęba stawać dęba

Examples

“The horrifying tales he told made my hair stand on end.”

“At one time a "standard test" for carriage riding was to stand a pencil on end on the compartment floor, or to measure how long it was possible to stand on one leg without touching the corridor walls; [...].”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

stand on its own stand on one's dignity stand on one's head stand on one's own bottom stand on one's own two feet stand on someone's shoulders