standing

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
standing/ˈstandɪŋ/
noun
  • 1 position, status, or reputation.
  • 2 duration: a squabble of long standing.
  • 3 a stall for cattle or horses.
adjective
  • 1 (of a jump or start of a race) performed from rest or an upright position.
  • 2 long-term or regularly repeated: a standing invitation.
  • 3 (of water) stagnant or still.
  • 4 (of corn) not yet reaped.
  • 5 Printing (of metal type) kept set up after use.
– phrases
all standing Sailing without time to lower the sails.
in good standing on good terms.
leave someone/thing standing informal be much better or faster than someone or something else.
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