Topic: CRICKET
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stand2 [countable]
1 a piece of furniture or equipment used to hold or support something : 
a music standa cake stand He adjusted the microphone stand.
for support
DHF
a music standa cake standHe adjusted the microphone stand. coat stand/hat stand (=for hanging coats or hats on)
2 a table or small structure used for selling or showing things [= stall British English] a hotdog stand an exhibition stand The shop was crowded with display stands and boxes.
for selling
BBTa hotdog standan exhibition standThe shop was crowded with display stands and boxes.3 a position or opinion that you state firmly and publicly
opinion/attitude
[usually singular]4 a strong effort to defend yourself or to oppose something
oppose/defend
5 a building where people stand or sit to watch the game at a sports ground [↪ grandstand]: In the stands, fifty of Jess's friends and family have come to watch her last game.
the stands
[plural] also stand British EnglishDSIn the stands, fifty of Jess's friends and family have come to watch her last game.7 the period of time in which two batsmen are playing together in a game of cricket, or the points that they get during this time
cricket
DSC8 a place where taxis or buses stop and wait for passengers : There's a taxi stand on Glen Road.
taxis/buses
There's a taxi stand on Glen Road.