Word Finder - standoff

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To stand some distance apart from something or someone.

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He stood off from the fire, for fear of getting scorched.

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To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.

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We took hold of anything that might serve as a weapon to stand off the menacing group of young men.

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To move away from shore.

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A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.

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A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists (see stand off and verb below).

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A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.

In the final mission in the last standoff room, there's a door in between the twin bunkers that will not open.

The standoff between India and Pakistan over who owns the mountainous Kashmir region remains lethal.

Oxfam warned that such obstinacy from the EU and the resultant standoff between major trading powers would ultimately harm developing countries.

Union officials predict strikes could end the standoff that could result from this problem, but with cheaper labor in other countries, bottom-line prices may have the final word.

Nick immediately recognizes Vincent as the man who killed Roz, and they have a standoff.

The remainder of 1997 was a tense standoff, with the station unwilling to either kill or run the story.

Although a later agreement ended the standoff, the move raised grave concerns about Russia 's dependability as a supplier of energy.

The package of incentives and penalties, backed by six world powers, seeks to defuse a standoff over Iran 's nuclear program.

After a tense standoff, at nightfall, the police left, having been thwarted in their attempt to destroy the fields.

In the meantime, Saldivar engaged in a 10-hour standoff with police as she sat in her pick-up truck with a gun pointed at her head.

Chris McGreal outlines the crisis facing Hamas as it attempts to find a way of resolving the standoff in Gaza.

Although a later agreement ended the standoff, the move raised grave concerns about Russia's dependability as a supplier of energy.

There then followed a standoff, with Pete guarding 2-back and Dave Penult.

The package of incentives and penalties, backed by six world powers, seeks to defuse a standoff over Iran's nuclear program.

The benefits of our policy are evident in the current standoff with Iran.

Imagine the current nuclear standoff with the West caused Iran to shut off their oil supply... The oil price would go BERSERK.

There was a tense standoff with the police, the protesters accusing them of protecting the " warmongers ".

Secondly, the large standoff range means that the aircraft can remain well clear of the bomb 's effects.

The first operational use of the new standoff weapon system called Storm Shadow has also been an outstanding success.

Indirect fire weapons can deny enemy helicopters the use of masked, standoff positions.