I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of standen to stand
1. : upright on the feet or in place : erect
standing audience
standing timber
2.
a. : not being used or operated
standing factory
b. : not flowing : stagnant
standing water
3.
a. : remaining at the same level, degree, or amount for an indeterminate period
made me a standing offer of $10,000 for my house
b. : kept in use indefinitely : remaining valid
one of the standing problems in physics
felt her childless state as a standing reproach to her as a wife
had a standing joke with the elevator boy
c. : kept intact for printing or reprinting or for molding — used of set letterpress matter and sometimes of other printing surfaces (as lithographic stones)
keep the type standing
standing heads in a newspaper
4. : established by law or custom : settled , permanent
standing prohibition
5.
a. : not movable : fixed in place
standing washtub
b. : having a supporting base
standing bowl
6. : done from a standing position
standing ovation
standing jump
race from a standing start
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of standen to stand
1.
a. : a place to stand in : situation : location
b. : a position from which one may assert or enforce legal rights and duties
c. Britain
(1) : stable
(2) : a stall (as in a stable) for a domestic animal
2.
a. : length of service or experience especially as determining relative place, rank, pay, or privilege
candidates for the fellowship must be of postgraduate standing
b. : position or condition in society or in a profession : status
lawyer of high standing
especially : good reputation
among those at the meeting were several men of standing in the community
c. : position relative to a standard of achievement
left the college in good standing
attained a standing of B in his senior year
or to achievements of competitors
improved their standing in the baseball league by two places
3. : maintenance of position or condition : duration
custom of long standing
marriage of many years' standing