standing

Plural: standings

Noun

• A position, rank, or status in society or a competition.
• social or financial or professional status or reputation
  • "of equal standing"
  • "a member in good standing"
• an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
• the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
• Position or reputation in society or a profession.
• Duration.
• The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
• The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
• Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
• The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
• The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.

Verb

• be standing; be upright
• be in some specified state or condition
• occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
• hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
  • "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
• put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
• remain inactive or immobile
  • "standing water"
• be in effect; be or remain in force
• be tall; have a height of; copula
• put into an upright position
• withstand the force of something
• be available for stud services
• present participle and gerund of stand

Adjective Satellite

• having a supporting base
  • "a standing lamp"
• not created for a particular occasion
  • "a standing committee"
• permanent
  • "a standing army"

Adjective

• (of fluids) not moving or flowing
  • "mosquitoes breed in standing water"
• executed in or initiated from a standing position
  • "race from a standing start"
  • "a standing jump"
  • "a standing ovation"
• (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
  • "standing room only"

Adj

• Erect, not cut down.
• Performed from an erect position.
• Remaining in force or status.
• Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
• Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
• Not movable; fixed.

Examples

• a member of long standing
• After a triple-word bingo, her standing in the tournament significantly improved.
• After their last win, their standing went up three places.
• He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.
• 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.
• to have standing

Synonyms

abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, fend, place upright, put up, remain firm, resist, stand, stand up, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, pitch, stock

Antonyms

lie, running, seated, sit, yield, moving, working

Related Words

cause of action

Anagrams of standing