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stand in
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Princeton's WordNet
stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-inverb
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
"the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
substitute, sub, stand in, fill inverb
be a substitute
"The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
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stand innoun
A substitute; a replacement.
stand inverb
To substitute for; to replace; to serve as an understudy.
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stand in
A stand-in for film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting and camera setup. Stand-ins are helpful in the initial processes of film and television production. Stand-ins allow the director of photography to light the set and the camera department to light and focus scenes while the actors are absent. The director will often ask stand-ins to deliver the scene dialogue ("lines") and walk through ("blocking") the scenes to be filmed. Stand-ins are distinguished from doubles, who replace actors on camera from behind, in makeup, or during dangerous stunts. Stand-ins do not appear on camera. However, on some productions the jobs of stand-in and double may be done by the same person. In rare cases, a stand-in will appear on screen, sometimes as an in-joke. For instance, the actress who pretends to be Ann Darrow in the stage show during the final act of King Kong (2005) is played by Naomi Watts' stand-in, Julia Walshaw. Stand-ins do not necessarily look like the actor, but they must have the same skin tone, hair color, height and build as the actor so that the lighting in a scene will be set up correctly. For example, if the lighting is set up with a stand-in shorter than an actor, the actor might end up having their head in relative darkness. In some cases, a star and stand-in do differ in height: Ann Sheridan's stand-in, Marveen Zehner, was taller than the actress and reportedly worked shoeless, and actor Tommy Noonan wore three-inch risers in his shoes to stand-in for Tyrone Power.Some celebrities mandate that they will always have the same stand-in. Famous cases include Pluma Noisom (stand-in for Claudette Colbert), Harry Cornbleth (Fred Astaire) and Adam Bryant (Robin Williams). When Bette Davis walked out on her Warner Bros. contract, she negotiated for her regular stand-in, Sally Sage, to continue to work at the studio.
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stand in
"Stand in" is a term used to describe a person or thing that substitutes or acts temporarily for another. This can usually be in the context of acting, where a "stand-in" substitutes for a lead actor for the technical preparation of a scene, or in general, where someone takes the place or role of another person who is absent.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stand in in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stand in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of stand in in a Sentence
Over a period of time, the court doesn't stand in the way of an organized public, the issues that the people are paying attention to, the court will come in line with public opinion.
I also believe we need more civility in our politics, and North Carolina deserves representatives in Washington who use their positions to make people's lives better, not to advance polarizing positions that embarrass our state and stand in the way of real progress.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
Of course we've heard of an attempt to stand in the way of an effort to pass this bipartisan legislation.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji:
Senator, no one case can stand in for a judge's entire sentencing record, i've sentenced more than 100 people. You have eight or nine cases in that chart.
They're not apologizing for parading us down those five train cars and giving us to the police; they're not apologizing for making us stand in the dirt for 20 minutes in the hot sun with an 85-year-old senior and somebody else who is just recovering from surgery, they're not apologizing to how we felt we were treated on their train.
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