Definition of STANDING

standing

Meanings

Plural: standings

Noun

  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 10

standing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
standing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
standing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

standing is a valid Words With Friends word