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Adjective standing has 8 senses
  1. standing - having a supporting base; "a standing lamp"
    Antonym:     unerect (indirect, via erect)
  2. standing - (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water"
    Antonyms:     running, flowing, streaming, gushing, pouring, jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting
  3. standing - not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee"
    Antonyms:     impermanent, temporary (indirect, via permanent)
  4. standing, upright - maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing"
    Antonyms: falling, toppling, tumbling
  5. standing - executed in or initiated from a standing position; "a standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"
    Antonyms:     running, flying
  6. standing - (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"; "a standing ovation"
    Antonyms:     seated, sitting
  7. standing - permanent; "a standing army"
    Antonym:     irregular (indirect, via regular)
  8. standing, uncut - not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees"
    Antonyms: felled, downed (indirect, via unfelled)
,Noun standing has 2 senses
  1. standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
    --1 is a kind of     status, position
    --1 has particulars:
     rating; ranking; prominence; importance, grandness; prestige, prestigiousness; obscurity; honor, honour, laurels; dishonor, dishonour
  2. standing - the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
    --2 is a kind of     motion, movement, move, motility
    Derived form: verb stand1
,Verb stand has 12 senses
  1. stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
    --1 is one way to rest
    Antonyms: sit, sit down, lie
    Derived forms: noun stand2, noun standee1, noun stander1, noun standing2, noun stance1
    Sample sentence:
    The chairs stand in the corner
  2. stand - be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
    --2 is one way to     be
    Derived form: noun stand7
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s Adjective
  3. stand - occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"
    --3 is one way to     be
    Derived form: noun stand7
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. stand, remain firm - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
    --4 is one way to resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
    Antonyms: yield, relent, soften
    Derived form: noun stand7
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  5. stand - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
    --5 is one way to     judge
    Derived forms: noun stand7, noun stance2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  6. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
    --6 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot stand Sue
  7. stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
    --7 is one way to     stay, remain, rest
    Derived form: noun stand6
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  8. stand - be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"
    --8 is one way to     continue
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  9. stand - be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall"
    --9 is one way to     measure
    Derived form: noun stand2
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  10. stand, stand up, place upright - put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
    --10 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Derived forms: noun stand2, noun standard5
    Sample sentence:
    They stand the bags on the table
  11. resist, stand, fend - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
    --11 is one way to fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
    Derived form: noun stand12
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  12. stand - be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
    --12 is one way to     serve, service
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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