1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Standoff

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A tie or draw, as in a contest.

n. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other.

n. A standoff insulator.

adj. Standoffish.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

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

v. Nonstandard spelling of stand off.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided; a draw or stalemate.

n. A successful stand.

n. Something that serves to keep one object at a distance from another, such as a prop attached to the top of a ladder to keep it from leaning directly against the vertical surface which suports it.

adj. Serving to keep two objects or parts of a machine separated.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A holding or keeping off; a counteraction.

Holding others off; distant; reserved.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

n. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

Word Usage

"Emery called to say that she and William had delayed the christening once more, over a name standoff this time."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

stand

Form

Mexican standoff standoffish

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

draw tie stalemate deadlock

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

sub-exposure soul-killing harmonisation picometer civilizational