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stand
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stand by
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stand-down
stand for
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stand-in
stand off
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stand off
stand off


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. keep away: to keep at a distance from something, or make somebody or something stay at a distance
2. sail away: to sail a vessel away from something such as a shore
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