The Collaborative International Dictionary
Standing \Stand"ing\, n.
The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.
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Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing.
An ancient thing of long standing.
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Place to stand in; station; stand.
I will provide you a good standing to see his entry.
--Bacon.I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing.
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Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.
Standing off (Naut.), sailing from the land.
Standing on (Naut.), sailing toward land.
Usage examples of "standing on".
He froze, pulse thundering, his fur standing on end as he took in the flat, acrid odor of a high-energy field.
And I am ashamed to be running with these people when we should be standing on the line and fighting to give them half a chance.
When he reappeared some minutes later, standing on a steel walkway seventy feet above the factory floor, the harness was around his body.
Kirk, the only one standing on the bridge, was thrown onto his hands and knees as Chief MacPherson, still at the Engineering station, gave a cry of betrayal and outrage.
She was standing on the hull, her feet tangled up in rope, and she had knives in both hands.
We can't do much but keep working and standing on a permanent yellow alert.
There were cameras standing on tripods, a camera hanging from the ceiling on a crane, cameras shoved against the wall.
Shields went indoors and Janie was standing on the driveway with Reeve.