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stand-off (iou)



stand-off adjective & noun. Also standoff. M19.
[from stand off s.v. STAND verb.]
A. adjective.
That holds aloof; proud, disdainful; reserved. Now rare. M19.
Rugby Football. Designating or pertaining to (the position of) a half-back forming a link between the scrum-half and the three-quarters. E20.
Projecting or positioned a short distance away from a surface or another object; serving to hold something in such a position. M20.
Military. Of a guided missile: designed to be launched against its target from an aircraft at long range. M20.
b. noun. Chiefly N. Amer.
Reluctance to associate with others; aloofness. Now rare. M19.
A draw, a tie, esp. in a sporting event. M19.
a. A thing which counterbalances another. Chiefly fig. L19.
b. A stalemate, a deadlock; an impasse. M20.
An extension of the time set for a creditor; a postponement of payment due. slang. Now rare. L19.
A rest; a temporary cessation from work. rare. E20.
Rugby Football. = stand-off half below. E20.
A thing serving to hold an object clear of a surface or another object. M20.
Phrases & comb.: MEXICAN stand-off. stand-off half Rugby Football a half-back forming a link between the scrum-half and the three-quarters.
standoffish adjective holding aloof; proud, disdainful; reserved: M19.
standoffishly adverb M20.
standoffishness noun stand-off behaviour L19.