to stand off
31stand off — {v.} 1. To stay at a distance; stay apart. * /At parties, Mr. Jones goes around talking to everyone, but Mrs. Jones is shy and stands off./ 2. To keep (someone or something) from coming near or winning. * /The soldiers defending the fort stood… …
32stand off — {v.} 1. To stay at a distance; stay apart. * /At parties, Mr. Jones goes around talking to everyone, but Mrs. Jones is shy and stands off./ 2. To keep (someone or something) from coming near or winning. * /The soldiers defending the fort stood… …
33stand\ off — v 1. To stay at a distance; stay apart. At parties, Mr. Jones goes around talking to everyone, but Mrs. Jones is shy and stands off. 2. To keep (someone or something) from coming near or winning. The soldiers defending the fort stood off a large… …
34stand off — move or keep away. ↘Nautical sail further away from the shore. → stand …
35stand-off — n 1. reserve, aloofness, coolness, coldness; unfriendliness, unsociableness, unneighborliness; remoteness, inaccessibleness, unapproachableness. 2. tie, tied score, draw; dead heat, photo finish; deadlock, stalemate. 3. counterbalance,… …
36stand-off half — /stænd ɒf ˈhaf/ (say stand of hahf) noun British → five eighth (def. 1) …
37stand-off weapon — /ˈstænd ɒf wɛpən/ (say stand of wepuhn) noun a weapon which can be employed while at sufficient distance to be out of range of enemy attack …
38stand off — verb Date: 1603 intransitive verb 1. to stay at a distance from something 2. to sail away from the shore transitive verb 1. to keep from advancing ; repel 2. put off, stall …
39stand off — 1. Keep off, keep at a distance, keep aloof. 2. Not to comply …
402008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off — Infobox Military Conflict date = 2008 place = Cambodian Thai border status = Ongoing combatant1 = flag|Cambodia combatant2 = flag|Thailand2008 Cambodian Thai stand off began between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand as the… …
