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stand over

verb

  1. intr, preposition to watch closely; keep tight control over
  2. adverb to postpone or be postponed
  3. informal.
    intr, preposition to threaten or intimidate (a person)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. informal.
    a threatening or intimidating act
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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A concrete UN sign that used to stand over the camp's now impassable main entrance has been knocked down.

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The former policeman took the stand over two days of testimony during the retrial, telling the jurors he was "trying to stay alive, trying to keep my partners alive".

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O'Neill said she was "very confident" her party can stand over how it dealt with the issue.

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Lawyer Keith Davidson concluded his testimony Thursday after spending nearly 6 1/2 hours on the stand over two days.

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Mr Swann said on Thursday he "could not stand over the implementation of cuts on this scale".

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