Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [stand-awf, -of]
- /ˈstændˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
- /ˈstænd.ɒf/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [stand-awf, -of]
- /ˈstændˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
Definitions of standoff word
- noun standoff a standing off or apart; aloofness. 1
- noun standoff a tie or draw, as in a game. 1
- noun standoff something that counterbalances. 1
- noun standoff a prop for holding the top of a ladder away from the vertical surface against which it is leaning. 1
- noun standoff Electricity. an insulator that supports a conductor above a surface. 1
- adjective standoff standing off or apart; aloof; reserved: an uncordial and standoff manner. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of standoff
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stand off
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Standoff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
standoff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
standoff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for standoff
noun standoff
- blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
- blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
- cross-purpose — a contrary aim or purpose
- dead heat — If a race or contest is a dead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. In American English, you can say that a race or contest is in a dead heat.
- dead-end — terminating in a dead end: a dead-end street.
adj standoff
- insociable — unsociable.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
Top questions with standoff
- what can be the result of a missing standoff?
- what does standoff mean?
- what is a mexican standoff?
- what is a standoff?
- how to get out of the map on standoff?
- what is standoff?
- what does mexican standoff mean?
- what is a standoff in baseball?
- where to buy standoff screws?
- what is a police standoff?
- what is the meaning of standoff?
- what is a standoff barrel?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with st
- Words starting with sta
- Words starting with stan
- Words starting with stand
- Words starting with stando
- Words starting with standof
- Words starting with standoff