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stand back

verb

Definitions

  1. To maintain distance.

    • You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.

  2. To abstain from participation.

    • While others debated the proposals, he stood back.

  3. (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a…

    (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA