stand back

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Verb

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stand back (third-person singular simple present stands back, present participle standing back, simple past and past participle stood back)

  1. (intransitive) To maintain distance.
    You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
  2. (intransitive) To abstain from participation.
    While others debated the proposals, he stood back.
  3. (intransitive, cricket) (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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