1. Social or financial or professional status or reputation
   "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
    
2. An ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
   "After the match, fans eagerly checked the league standings"
    
3. The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
   "His standing throughout the entire concert impressed his friends"
    
4. (law) the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit or participate in a particular case
   "The court ruled that the environmental group had standing to sue the corporation";
   - locus standi

1. Permanent
   "a standing army"
    
2. Not created for a particular occasion
   "a standing committee"
    
3. Having a supporting base
   "a standing lamp"
    
4. Executed in or initiated from a standing position
   "a standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"
    
5. (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
   "standing room only"
    
6. (of fluids) not moving or flowing
   "mosquitoes breed in standing water"

1. Be upright on two feet
   "We had to stand for the entire performance!";
   - stand up
    
2. Occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
   "We stand on common ground"
    
3. Hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
   "I am standing my ground and won't give in!";
   - remain firm
    
4. Be in some specified state or condition
   "I stand corrected"
    
5. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
   "I can't stand his constant complaining";
   - digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
    
6. Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
   "Where do you stand on the War?"
    
7. Be in effect; be or remain in force
   "The law stands!"
    
8. Remain inactive or immobile
   "standing water"
    
9. Be tall; have a height of; copula
   "She stands 6 feet tall"
    
10. Put into an upright position
    "Can you stand the bookshelf up?";
    - stand up, place upright
     
11. Withstand the force of something
    "stand the test of time";
    - resist, fend
     
12. (animal husbandry) be available for stud services
    "Stallions are standing for stud service on the designated farm"

Derived forms: standings

See also: correspond, dead, erect, get up, lasting, permanent, regular, slack, stagnant, stand by, stand out, stick by, still, upright, vertical, withstand

Type of: allow, be, continue, countenance, defend, dispute, evaluate, fight, fight back, fight down, hold out, judge, lay, let, list, listing, measure, motility, motion, move, movement, oppose, pass judgment, permit, place, pose, position, put, remain, resist, rest, serve, service, set, stand firm, status, stay, withstand

Antonym: lie, running, seated, sit

Encyclopedia: Standing, Joseph