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stand over

British  

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to watch closely; keep tight control over

  2. (adverb) to postpone or be postponed

  3. informal (intr, preposition) to threaten or intimidate (a person)

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noun

  1. informal a threatening or intimidating act

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
stand over Idioms  
  1. Watch or supervise closely, as in I hate to cook when you're standing over me . [First half of 1300s]

  2. Postpone, as in We'll have to let this budget item stand over till next year . [Early 1800s]


Example Sentences

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“She’d stand over twenty feet on a lowboy semitrailer. Too tall to fit under overpasses. She was only on the show for a couple of years when she was a baby. Now she’s a full-time resident here.”

From Literature

Love said he had decided to use the clause as in his role as a teacher he feels the "need to be able to stand over everything" he tells his pupils.

From BBC

Casey Higgins sparred on the witness stand over what information the consulting firm provided to the councilman’s office about possible conflicts.

From Los Angeles Times

Aside from service on Brevard County’s school board, Jenkins has managed a PAC called Educated We Stand over the past year.

From Salon

“You could be having dinner or breakfast, whatever, and people will come over and stand over you and talk to you,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times