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Noun grandstand has 2 senses

grandstand - the audience at a stadium or racetrack
--₁ is a kind of audience
grandstand, covered stand - a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
--₂ is a kind of stand, stands
--₂ has parts: box seat

Verb grandstand has 1 sense

grandstand - perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; "She never misses a chance to grandstand"
--₁ is one way to perform

Derived form: noun grandstander₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s