1. to put there, to put down (A generic word for putting something somewhere, if you don't specify the location. Also works for putting something upright that has been lying.)
Opposite (closest): hochheben
2. to stand up, to stand somewhere ("sich+Acc hinstellen" - NOT for standing up in the morning. Think for instance standing up after sitting for 4 hours.)
3. to make out to be, to pass of as ("jemanden, etwas als etwas hinstellen" - in the sense of "presenting" something or someone to an audience. Usually with an implication of misrepresentation.)
