standing /ˈstændɪŋ/noun 7adjective 6forms 1 noun7 •The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.Tech[elles]. I heare them come, shall wee encounter them? Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your standings, and not stir a foot, Myselfe will bide the danger of the brunt. — 1587 •the position and reputation that someone has in society or in their jobHe does not have much of a standing as a chemist. •The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.After their last win, their standing went up three places. •The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him. •Duration. •(UK) Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles"There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house." — 1992 •(slang, no longer used) The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates. adjective6 •Erect, not cut down. •Remaining in force or status; ongoing. •Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting. •Performed from an erect position. •Stagnant; not moving or flowing. •Not movable; fixed.a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed formsstandings
