See Also: stand oil(dictionary)
hat stand(dictionary)
Stand up to(money)
stand(dictionary)
stand-up(dictionary)
stand-off(dictionary)
Stand up to(finance)
stand(2)(dictionary)
stand-in(dictionary)
stand(1)(dictionary)

Aquila (iou) and stand-up (iou)


Aquila (iou)



Aquila noun. M16.
[Latin aquila eagle.]
(The name of) a constellation on the celestial equator, lying in the Milky Way near Cygnus; the Eagle.

stand-up (iou)



stand-up noun & adjective. Also standup. L16.
[from stand up s.v. STAND verb.]
A. noun.
a. In pl. Long boots. Cf. START-UP noun 1. Only in L16.
b. A stand-up collar (sense B.1 below). E20.
A stand-up fight (sense B.2 below). M19.
A meal etc. which is taken standing; a cafeteria etc. providing refreshment to be taken standing. L19.
A failure to keep an engagement, esp. a date with a member of the opposite sex. slang (orig. US). E20.
A police indentification parade. US slang. M20.
b. adjective.
That stands erect; esp. (of a collar) upright, not folded over or turned down. M18.
Boxing. Of a fight: in which the combatants stand up fairly to one another without wrestling, flinching, or evasion; vigorous, thorough. E19.
Performed in a standing posture; (of a meal etc.) taken standing; (of a cafeteria etc.) providing refreshment to be taken standing. M19.
Of a comedian: performing by standing before an audience and telling a succession of jokes. M20.