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standing

stan·ding

UK/ˈstændɪŋ/ US/ˈstændɪŋ/ very common slang uk
adjective (8) noun (2)

adjective

1.

having a supporting base

  • “a standing lamp”
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2.

(of fluids) not moving or flowing

  • “mosquitoes breed in standing water”
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3.

not created for a particular occasion

  • “a standing committee”
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4.

maintaining an erect position

  • “standing timber”
  • “many buildings were still standing”
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5.

executed in or initiated from a standing position

  • “a standing ovation”
  • “race from a standing start”
  • “a standing jump”
  • “a standing ovation”
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6.

(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

  • “standing room only”
  • “a standing ovation”
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7.

occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

  • “episodic in his affections”
  • “occasional headaches”
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8.

not cut down

  • “standing timber”
  • “uncut trees”
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noun

1.

social or financial or professional status or reputation

  • “of equal standing”
  • “a member in good standing”
2.

the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

Origin

From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.

Phrases

  • a standing start
  • all standing
  • cause of action
  • class standing
  • good standing
  • hard standing
  • last man standing
  • social standing
  • standing army
  • standing cloud
  • standing committee
  • standing crop

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