stander
stander

standing


Definition: Meaning of, standing in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈstandɪŋ /

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  1. permanently agreed or arranged
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  2. done from a standing position
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  3. standing joke something that happens often and that people make jokes about
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  1. someone's rank or position in a system, organization, society etc, based on what other people think of them
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  2. something of five/many etc years' standing used to show the time during which something such as an agreement has existed
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standing used in phrases

  • Standing Committee (noun)
    1. a committee of members in the British Parliament or in the US House of Representatives, whose purpose is to examine a BILL (= new law that has been suggested) and to consider whether it needs any changes
  • long-standing (adjective)
    1. having continued or existed for a long time
  • standing army (noun)
    1. military a permanent army of paid soldiers
  • standing committee (noun)
    1. a permanent committee
  • standing operating procedure (noun)
    1. a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
  • standing order (noun)
    1. an arrangement by which a bank pays a fixed amount of money from your account every month, year etc [↪  direct debit]
  • standing ovation (noun)
    1. especially one accompanied by loud applause enthusiastic recognition
  • standing press (noun)
    1. a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically
  • standing rib roast (noun)
    1. beef or venison a cut of meat including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs
  • standing room (noun)
    1. space for standing in a theatre, sports ground etc
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