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stand⋅ing

   [stan-ding]
–noun
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.
–adjective
8. having an erect or upright position: a standing lamp.
9. performed in or from an erect position: a standing jump.
10. still; not flowing or stagnant, as water; stationary.
11. continuing without cessation or change; lasting or permanent.
12. continuing in operation, force, use, etc.: a standing rule.
13. customary or habitual; generally understood: We have a standing bridge game every Friday night.
14. Printing. kept for use in subsequent printings: standing type.
15. out of use; idle: a standing engine.
16. Nautical. noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects fixed in place or position, unless moved for adjustment or repairs: standing bowsprit.
17. Knots. noting the part of a rope that is in use and terminates in a knot or the like.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see stand, -ing 1 , -ing 2
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stand·ing     (stān'dĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Status with respect to rank, reputation, or position in society or a profession.
    2. High reputation; esteem: a person of standing in the community.
  2. Continuance in time; duration: a friendship of long standing.
  3. Law The right or capacity to initiate a suit.
  4. The act of one that stands.
  5. A place where a person or thing stands.
  6. standings Sports A listing of individual competitors or of teams in a league according to their record of performance.
adj.  
    1. Remaining upright; erect.
    2. Not cut down: standing timber.
  2. Performed or done from a standing position: a standing jump; a standing ovation.
  3. Permanent and unchanging; fixed.
  4. Remaining in force or use indefinitely: a standing invitation.
  5. Not movable; stationary.
  6. Not flowing or circulating; stagnant.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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