to stand off
41Mexican stand-off — /mɛksɪkən ˈstænd ɒf / (say meksikuhn stand of) noun Colloquial a situation in which two opponents threaten each other loudly but neither makes any attempt to resolve the conflict …
42stand-off bomb — A bomb or an air to surface missile that can be released or launched at a considerable distance from the target. Ideally, the release point should be beyond the enemy’s defenses …
43stand-off mounting — Technique for mounting a PV array on a sloped roof, which involves mounting the modules a short distance above the pitched roof and tilting them to the optimum angle. Solar Electric Glossary …
44stand-off half — noun Rugby a halfback who forms a link between the scrum half and the three quarters …
45ˈstand-off — noun [C] a situation in a disagreement or fight in which neither opponent can do anything in order to win or to achieve their aim …
46Stand off — A tie or draw …
47stand-off — n deadlock, impasse, standstill, halt, blockade …
48stand·off — /ˈstændˌɑːf/ noun, pl offs [count] : an argument, contest, etc., in which there is no winner The two governments are currently in a standoff over who has rights to the land. They played to a 3‒3 standoff. [=tie] …
49stand·off·ish — …
50Stand — (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a],… …
