What does stand still mean?
Definitions for stand still
stand still
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word stand still.
Princeton's WordNet
stand stillverb
remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
"Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"
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stand still
Stand still refers to not moving or remaining in one place without changing position. It also can refer to a halt or cessation of progress or action.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stand still in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stand still in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of stand still in a Sentence
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still.
Jim:
Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into the future.
I’ll shoot the first three jakes that stand still, and not give one damn about it, they’re delicious.
The divest campaign, or Keep it in the Ground or the carbon bubble, ignore reality that 80 percent of the investment in the industry has to be done just to stand still to arrest decline. It is a red herring, it is a very seductive argument and that is why it catches on, but it is a red herring.
Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.
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