stand-outn. an extraordinary thing or per-
son. Bob is a real stand-out in our bowl-
ing league. This car is a real stand-out
as a speed machine.
stand pat (on something)in. to stick
firmly to one’s position or opinions. I
am going to stand pat on this issue. I
thought you would stand pat in the ab-
sence of new information.
stand someone uptv. to break a date by
not showing up. She stood him up, and
he was really angry.THe stood up his date
while he played basketball with the guys.
stand tallin. to be brave and proud. I
can still stand tall. I’m innocent. Our
athletes stand tall in the knowledge that
they did their best.
stand there with one’s bare face hang-
ing outin. to stand someplace looking
helpless and stupid. Say something.
Don’t just stand there with your bare face
hanging out. She just stood there with
her bare face hanging out while they took
away everything she owned.
stanza[“stAnz@] n. an inning in baseball or
some other division of a ball game.
He’s doing better than he was in the last
stanza. Jerry Clay is pitching again in
this stanza.
starched and starchymod. alcohol intox-
icated. (See also stiff.) Man, was he
starched! No, he wasn’t quite stiff, but
he was starched.
starchyGo to starched.
stash 1. and stachen. a mustache. Jerry
has this enormous stash that he keeps
waxed and trimmed. I cut my stash off
because it was too much trouble to re-
member not to cut it off. 2. tv. to hide
something (somewhere). Stash this un-
der the chair until I can think of a place
to put it. Fred stashed his coat in a heap
in the corner. 3. n. a concealed supply of
drugs, especially marijuana; drugs and
equipment to use them stored in a secret
place. (Drugs.) Albert’s stash was never
located by the fuzz. My stash is down
to nothing.
stat[stAt] 1. n. a thermostat. (See also
stats.) Who turned down the stat?
I’m afraid you need a new stat. 2. and
STAT mod. a medical notation meaning
“immediately.” (From Latin statim“im-
mediately.”) Run these tests stat! The
order is marked stat, so do it now.
staticn. complaints. I don’t expect any
static because of the noise. I warned the
neighbors about the party. Is this guy
giving you any static?
stats[stAts] n. statistics. They’re work-
ing out the stats now. The stats are ex-
pected to show that the trade balance is
growing steadily worse.
stay looseGo to hang loose.
Stay tuned. 1. sent. Stay tuned in to this
radio or television station. (A formula ut-
tered before a commercial.) I’ll be right
back after these announcements. Stay
tuned. Stay tuned. Back in a minute. 2.
sent. Continue to pay attention to this
matter.; Watch for further developments.
(From sense 1.) Things are developing
rapidly in this area. Stay tuned. Stay
tuned. Pending legislation could change all
this.
steadyn. a boyfriend or girlfriend. She
showed up with Tom, her steady for the last
few months. My steady is laid up with
a cold. I’ll come alone.
astealn. a bargain. At this price, it’s a
steal. This car wasn’t exactly a steal at
this price, but it’s still a good value.
steam 1. tv. to anger someone. She
steamed him by being two hours late.
The prof steamed the class with the long
assignment. 2. in. to be angry. She was
absolutely steaming. They steamed for a
while and then did as they were told.
steamed (up) 1. mod. angry. Now, now,
don’t get so steamed up! She is really
massively steamed. 2. mod. alcohol in-
toxicated and fighting. He was really
steamed—and could hardly stand up.
By midnight, Larry was too steamed to
drive home, and he had to spend the night.
steamrollertv. to force something to be
approved; to force something to happen.steamroller