Verb

1. ; in the process of coming to an upright position.

Adjective

1. Erect, not cut down.

   So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? - Robert DeNiro, Backdraft

2. Performed from an erect position.

   standing ovation

3. Remaining in force or status.
4. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

   standing water

   standing committee

Noun

1. Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist".
2. Duration.
3. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
4. The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places".
5. room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
   • 1992, P.D. James, The Children of Men, page 28:

   "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."

   • 2000, Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor, page 149:

   "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."

6. The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.