[gran-stand, grand-] 
noun, verb, -stand⋅ed, -stand⋅ing, adjective | 1. | the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats. |
| 2. | the people sitting in these seats. |
| 3. | to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers: The senator doesn't hesitate to grandstand if it makes her point. |
| 4. | situated in a grandstand: grandstand seats. |
| 5. | having a vantage point resembling that of a grandstand: From our office windows on the third floor, we had a grandstand view of the parade. |
| 6. | intended to impress an onlooker or onlookers: a grandstand catch. |
| grand·stand (grānd'stānd', grān'-) n.
To perform ostentatiously so as to impress an audience. grand'stand'er n. |
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"It's little things of this sort which makes the 'grand stand player.' They make impossible catches, and when they get the ball they roll all over the field." [M.J. Kelly, "Play Ball," 1888]
