ˈstændɪŋ n. & adj. --n. 1
esteem or
repute,
esp.
high;
status,
position (people of high standing; is of no standing). 2
duration (a
dispute of long standing). 3
length of service,
membership, etc. --adj. 1
that stands,
upright. 2 a established,
permanent (a standing rule). b
not made, raised,
etc.,
for the occasion (a standing army). 3 (of a
jump,
start, race, etc.) performed
from rest or from a standing position. 4 (of water)
stagnant. 5 (of corn) unreaped. 6 (of a stallion) that stands at stud. 7
Printing (formerly, of type) not
yet distributed
after use. øall standing 1 Naut.
without time to lower the sails. 2 taken by
surprise. in
good standing
fully paid-up as a
member etc. leave a
person standing
make far more rapid progress than he or
she. standing
committee see COMMITTEE. standing
joke an
object of permanent
ridicule. standing
order an
instruction to a banker to make
regular payments, or to a
newsagent etc. for a regular supply of a
periodical etc. standing orders the rules governing the
manner in
which all business shall be conducted in a
parliament,
council,
society, etc. standing
ovation a
rousing ovation conferred by an
audience risen from
their seats. standing
rigging rigging which is fixed in position. standing-room
space to
stand in. standing
wave Physics the
vibration of a
system in which
some particular points
remain fixed
while others
between them vibrate with the
maximum amplitude (cf. travelling wave).
