stand from under



stand from under

dated, naval To be wary of and, if necessary, flee from something that is falling or threatening to fall from above. That captain shouted at all the hands on deck to stand from under, as the wind stripped the guy-wires from off the masts.
See also: stand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AronAH-rawn (Polish), AH-ron (Croatian)Polish, Croatian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Dorina (1)do-REE-nahRomanian
Mona (3)-Arabic
Girolamo-Italian
Efthymia-Greek
LexLEKS (English)English, Dutch