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standing
[ stan-ding ]
noun
- rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.:
He had little standing in the community.
- good position, reputation, or credit:
He is a merchant of standing in the community.
- length of existence, continuance, residence, membership, experience, etc.:
a friend of long standing.
- standings, Sports. a list of teams or contestants arranged according to their past records:
According to the standings, the White Sox are leading the division by three games.
- the act of a person or thing that stands.
- a place where a person or thing stands.
- Law. the right to initiate or participate in a legal action:
having standing as a friend of the court.
adjective
- having an erect or upright position:
a standing lamp.
- performed in or from an erect position:
a standing jump.
- still; not flowing or stagnant, as water; stationary.
- continuing without cessation or change; lasting or permanent.
- continuing in operation, force, use, etc.:
a standing rule.
- customary or habitual; generally understood:
We have a standing bridge game every Friday night.
- Printing. kept for use in subsequent printings:
standing type.
- out of use; idle:
a standing engine.
- Nautical. noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects fixed in place or position, unless moved for adjustment or repairs:
standing bowsprit.
- Knots. noting the part of a rope that is in use and terminates in a knot or the like.
standing
/ ˈæԻɪŋ /
noun
- social or financial position, status, or reputation
a man of some standing
- length of existence, experience, etc
- modifier used to stand in or on
standing room
adjective
- athletics
- (of the start of a race) begun from a standing position without the use of starting blocks
- (of a jump, leap, etc) performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- prenominal permanent, fixed, or lasting
- prenominal still or stagnant
a standing pond
- printing (of type) set and stored for future use Compare dead
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Harris said while some use fear to divide and conquer, the animals demonstrated the power of standing together.
From rounds six to 12 he stayed in the pocket which is where you are standing toe to toe.
As Garcia watches Mills photograph her brother, Rupert, and his daughter, Alexandria Garcia Rosewood, standing in the spot where their house once sat, she looks down at Grayson in her arms.
Big-name trainers talking to well-heeled owners, media haplessly standing around hoping to grab a quote or a quick stand-up interview.
Those directives “may well be inconsistent” with the intent of Congress when it passed legislation standing up the division, the senators wrote, and must be disclosed to them for review by Thursday.
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