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They ordered the troops to stand down for the moment.
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stand-down — /stand down /, n. 1. Mil. a temporary cessation of offensive actions; cease fire; truce: a stand down for the Christmas holidays. 2. a work stoppage or layoff. Also, standdown. [1920 25; n. use of v. phrase stand down] * * * … Universalium
stand down — ► stand down 1) (also stand aside) resign from or leave a position or office. 2) relax after a state of readiness. Main Entry: ↑stand … English terms dictionary
stand down — index demit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stand-down — noun 1. a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness • Syn: ↑standdown • Hypernyms: ↑abeyance, ↑suspension 2. (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stand down — phrasal verb Word forms stand down : present tense I/you/we/they stand down he/she/it stands down present participle standing down past tense stood down past participle stood down 1) [intransitive] to leave a job or position, especially an… … English dictionary
stand down — UK US stand down Phrasal Verb with stand({{}}/stænd/ verb (stood, stood) ► [I] UK to leave your job or official position: stand down as sth »He stood down as chairman last Tuesday … Financial and business terms
stand down — 1》 (also stand aside) resign from a position or office. 2》 (stand down or stand someone down) relax or cause someone to relax after a state of readiness. 3》 (of a witness) leave the witness box after giving evidence. → stand … English new terms dictionary
stand down — tell the troops to stand down Syn: relax, stand easy, come off full alert … Thesaurus of popular words
stand down — phr verb Stand down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑chairman … Collocations dictionary
stand down from — phr verb Stand down from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑committee … Collocations dictionary
