- a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- a tie or draw, as in a game.
- something that counterbalances.
- a prop for holding the top of a ladder away from the vertical surface against which it is leaning.
- an insulator that supports a conductor above a surface.
- standing off or apart; aloof; reserved: an uncordial and standoff manner.
- the act or an instance of standing off or apart
- a deadlock or stalemate
- any situation or disposition of forces that counterbalances or neutralizes
- rugby short for stand-off half
- to navigate a vessel so as to avoid the shore, an obstruction, etc
- to keep or cause to keep at a distance
- to reach a deadlock or stalemate
- to dismiss (workers), esp temporarily
