| Definitions | | standoff |
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noun
- A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and electrical wiring.
- (colloquial) A social confrontation, or conflict between persons (see above verb).
- I don't want to get involved in the between those two.
verb
- To operate some distance from the object of the operation
- (colloquial) To become involved in a social confrontation, or conflict of interests. (To cause a stand-off is to undertake the action itself.)
Etymology: From stand + off
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