stand around
Definition
› to stay in one place doing little or nothing: We stood around in the cold for an hour.
(Definition of stand around from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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stampede n
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stance n OPINION
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stance n WAY OF STANDING
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stanch v
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stand a chance idiom
- stand around phrasal verb
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stand by phrasal verb BE PREPARED
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stand by phrasal verb LET HAPPEN
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stand by someone/something phrasal verb SUPPORT
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stand for something phrasal verb REPRESENT
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stand for something phrasal verb SUPPORT
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