Dictionary
stand•ing
Pronunciation: (stan'ding), [key]—
n.
1. rank or status, esp. with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.:
He had little standing in the community.
2. good position, reputation, or credit:
He is a merchant of standing in the community.
3. length of existence, continuance, residence, membership, experience, etc.:
a friend of long standing.
4. standings, Sports.a list of teams or contestants arranged according to their past records:
According to the standings, the White Sox are leading the division by three games.
5. the act of a person or thing that stands.
6. a place where a person or thing stands.
7. Law.the right to initiate or participate in a legal action:
having standing as a friend of the court.
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adj.
1. having an erect or upright position:
a standing lamp.
2. performed in or from an erect position:
a standing jump.
3. still; not flowing or stagnant, as water; stationary.
4. continuing without cessation or change; lasting or permanent.
5. continuing in operation, force, use, etc.:
a standing rule.
6. customary or habitual; generally understood:
We have a standing bridge game every Friday night.
7. Print.kept for use in subsequent printings:
standing type.
8. out of use; idle:
a standing engine.
9. Naut.noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects fixed in place or position, unless moved for adjustment or repairs:
standing bowsprit.
10. Knots.noting the part of a rope that is in use and terminates in a knot or the like.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
