"standoff" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈstændɒf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstændɔːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstændɔf/ [General-American], /ˈstændɑf/ [cot-caught-merger], [ˈsteəndɑf] [cot-caught-merger, æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-standoff.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal from stand off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stand off}} Deverbal from stand off Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} standoff (not comparable)
  1. (military) For use at a distance sufficient from the target to allow defensive fire to be evaded. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-standoff-en-adj-Idqi7BxW Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 19 20 28 33 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stand off, stand-off

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstændɒf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstændɔːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstændɔf/ [General-American], /ˈstændɑf/ [cot-caught-merger], [ˈsteəndɑf] [cot-caught-merger, æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-standoff.ogg Forms: standoffs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from stand off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stand off}} Deverbal from stand off Head templates: {{en-noun}} standoff (plural standoffs)
  1. A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring. Translations (a device which maintains a fixed distance): entretoise filetée [feminine] (French), Halter [masculine] (German), Abstandhalter [masculine] (German), распо́рка (raspórka) [feminine] (Russian), проста́вка (prostávka) [feminine] (Russian), razmaknica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-standoff-en-noun-en:physically_solid_separator Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 19 20 28 33 Disambiguation of 'a device which maintains a fixed distance': 96 4
  2. A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists. Translations (a deadlocked confrontation): enfrontament [masculine] (Catalan), bloqueig [masculine] (Catalan), taules [feminine, plural] (Catalan), Pattsituation [feminine] (German), festgefahrene Lage [feminine] (German), patthelyzet (Hungarian), holtpont (Hungarian), impasse (Italian), stallo [masculine] (Italian), impasse (Portuguese), confronto (Portuguese), противостоя́ние (protivostojánije) [neuter] (Russian), enfrentamiento [masculine] (Spanish), punto muerto [masculine] (Spanish), estancamiento [masculine] (Spanish), impasse [masculine] (Spanish), impás [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-standoff-en-noun-en:deadlocked_confrontation Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 19 20 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 22 35 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 21 37 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 23 38 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 45 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 17 39 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 18 39 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 19 43 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 17 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 20 44 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 19 39 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 20 44 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 20 17 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 18 47 18 Disambiguation of 'a deadlocked confrontation': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stand off, stand-off Derived forms: Mexican standoff, porcelain standoff insulator, standoffish

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈstændɒf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstændɔːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstændɔf/ [General-American], /ˈstændɑf/ [cot-caught-merger], [ˈsteəndɑf] [cot-caught-merger, æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-standoff.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal from stand off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stand off}} Deverbal from stand off Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} standoff
  1. Nonstandard spelling of stand off. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: stand off
    Sense id: en-standoff-en-verb-1xwFwsRf Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 19 20 28 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stand off, stand-off

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2016 May 23, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “Apocalypse pits the strengths of the X-Men series against the weaknesses”, in The Onion AV Club:",
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          "text": "A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.",
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          "ref": "2016 May 23, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “Apocalypse pits the strengths of the X-Men series against the weaknesses”, in The Onion AV Club:",
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      "sense": "a device which maintains a fixed distance",
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      "word": "entretoise filetée"
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      "word": "Abstandhalter"
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      "word": "распо́рка"
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      "word": "bloqueig"
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      "word": "taules"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Pattsituation"
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      "sense": "a deadlocked confrontation",
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      "word": "festgefahrene Lage"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a deadlocked confrontation",
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      "sense": "a deadlocked confrontation",
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      "sense": "a deadlocked confrontation",
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      "word": "punto muerto"
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