standoff
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noun \ˈstand-ˌȯf\Definition of STANDOFF
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: the act of standing off
See Examples of STANDOFF
- The two governments are currently in a standoff over who has rights to the land.
- <after two hours they had played to a 5–5 standoff>
First Known Use of STANDOFF
circa 1835
Rhymes with STANDOFF
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2standoff
adjectiveDefinition of STANDOFF
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: used for holding something at a distance from a surface <a standoff insulator>
Examples of STANDOFF
- <the client's standoff attitude suggested that this was going to be a strictly business relationship>
First Known Use of STANDOFF
1837
Related to STANDOFF
- Synonyms
- aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, cool, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable
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