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Meaning of standing

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  standing
      adj 1: having a supporting base; "a standing lamp"
      2: not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee"
      3: (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in
         standing water" [ant: {running(a)}]
      4: executed in or initiated from a standing position; "race from
         a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"
         [ant: {running(a)}]
      5: (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect
         position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"
         [ant: {seated}, {sitting}]
      6: permanent; "a standing army"
      n 1: social or financial or professional status or reputation;
           "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
      2: an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative
         positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting
         event
      3: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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