standing

adj 1: having a supporting base; "a standing lamp" [syn: {standing(a)}]

2: not created for a particular occasion; "a standing

committee" [syn: {standing(a)}]

3: maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many

buildings were still standing" [syn: {upright}] [ant: {falling}]

4: (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in

standing water" [syn: {standing(a)}] [ant: {running(a)}]

5: executed in or initiated from a standing position; "a

standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a

standing jump"; "a standing ovation" [syn: {standing(a)}]

[ant: {running(a)}]

6: (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect

position supported by straight legs; "standing room only";

"a standing ovation" [ant: {seated}]

7: permanent; "a standing army"

8: not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees" [syn: {uncut}]

n 1: social or financial or professional status or reputation:

"of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

2: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position