Search Result for "stand_back":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. stay clear of, avoid;
- Example: "Keep your hands off my wife!"
- Example: "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"
[syn: stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away]

2. stand away from an object or person;
- Example: "He stood back to look at her"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stand back v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away] 2: stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look at her"