stand in

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Noun

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stand in (plural stand ins)

  1. A substitute; a replacement.
    Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.

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Verb

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

  1. To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy.
  2. To make one of a party in a bet or other speculation.
  3. To take a side in a dispute.
  4. (archaic, slang, transitive) To cost (an amount).
    That coat stands me in four dollars.

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