standing

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stand

   So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

   1991, Backdraft

1. not comparableErect, not cut down.
2. not comparablePerformed from an erect position.

   standing ovation

3. not comparableRemaining in force or status; ongoing.

   standing committee

4. not comparableStagnant; not moving or flowing.

   standing water

   standing water

5. not comparableNot transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.

   a standing colour

6. not comparableNot movable; fixed.

   the standing rigging of a ship

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   a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed

plural standings

1. countablefigurativelyuncountablePosition or reputation in society or a profession.

   He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.

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   The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.

   2017 March, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival”, in National Geographic

   The Russian president has given a series of public addresses this week in a bid to repair his public standing, and portray Wagner’s march on Moscow as a moment that unified Russia.

   2023 June 29, Graham Russell, “Wagner mutiny has weakened Putin, says Scholz, as Russian president makes rare public visit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Synonyms: stock, stature

2. countableuncountableDuration.

   a member of long standing

3. countableuncountableThe act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

   I will provide you and your fellows of a good standing to see his entry

   1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC

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   Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them? Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot, Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt.

   c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii

   I sinke in deepe mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deepe waters, where the flouds ouerflow me.

   1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 69:2

4. countableuncountablehobbiesThe position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.

   After their last win, their standing went up three places.

5. UKcountableuncountableRoom in which to park a vehicle or vehicles

   "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."

   2000, Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor, page 149

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   "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."

   1992, P. D. James, The Children of Men, page 28

6. countableuncountablelawThe right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.

   to have standing

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   He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

   Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the NGTF Fund for Human Dignity retained Erie attorney James E. Marsh, Jr. to argue the case. Boston's Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) also sought standing with the court in a memorandum of law prepared by Sandra L. Smales with Stephen Ansolabehere and Gary Buseck.

   1985 February 2, Micheline Justman, “Erie Will Declared Valid”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 3

   Legal experts noted earlier this week that while Epps will have to prove that Carlson’s claims damaged his reputation, he presents a strong argument and therefore likely has standing.

   2023 July 12, Erum Salam, “Fox News faces another defamation lawsuit involving Tucker Carlson”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

7. UKcountableobsoleteslanguncountableThe location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.

   Synonyms: pitch

plural Standings

1. A surname.