To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
To tack, cruise about.
A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
A corset.
to make one's voice heard, to speak up
To bring something up and set it into a standing position.
To rise from a lying or sitting position.
To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.
To launch, propel upwards
(stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.
To last or endure over a period of time.
To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.).
To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.