stand off (English, verb)
expansion: stand off (third-person singular simple present stands off, present participle standing off, simple past and past participle stood off)
Senses:
glosses: To stand some distance apart from something or someone.
glosses: To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.
tags: US
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To move away from shore.
tags: dated
Forms:
form: stands off
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: standing off
tags: participle
present
form: stood off
tags: participle
past
form: stood off
tags: past