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Stand back Moderate

Stand back has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

stay clear of, avoid

"Keep your hands off my wife!"

"Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"

2

stand away from an object or person

"He stood back to look at her"

3

To maintain distance.

Example Sentences
"Keep your hands off my wife!" verb
"Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous" verb
"He stood back to look at her" verb
See Also
hazard fast bowler
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
be stand
Rhyming Words
ack cack fack yack lack rack nack mack hack tack zack gack pack back sack wack jack shack slack chack
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