put up vs stand for

put up and stand for both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put up	No	No	Yes	No
stand for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stand for is a hyponym of put up; that is, stand for is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than put up:

put up (verb)	stand for (verb)
preserve in a can or tin	tolerate or bear
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	denote or connote
propose as a candidate for some honor	express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
place so as to be noticed	take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
construct, build, or erect
make available for sale at an auction
provide
provide someone with accomodation
mount or put up