upstand

Meanings

Verb

• To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.

Noun

• A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

Adjective

• (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".

Related

Similar words

• upturn

Opposite words

• downstand
• downhang

Origin

• From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan ("to rise, stand up"), German aufstehen, Swedish uppstå.