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Standing vs Parking - What's the difference?

standing | parking |

As verbs the difference between standing and parking

is that standing is present participle of lang=en; in the process of coming to an upright position while parking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between standing and parking

is that standing is position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist" while parking is the action of the verb to park.

As an adjective standing

is erect, not cut down.

standing

English

Verb

(head)
  • ; in the process of coming to an upright position.
  • * 1991 ,
    • So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Erect, not cut down.
  • Performed from an erect position.
    • standing ovation
  • Remaining in force or status.
    • standing committee
  • Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
    • standing water
  • Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
    • a standing colour
  • Not movable; fixed.
    • a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
    the standing rigging of a ship

    Translations

    (upright) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (permanent) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (water) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * standing joke * standing order * standing ovation * standing seam * standing wave

    Antonyms

    * (stagnant) moving, working (committees )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".
  • Duration.
    • a member of long standing
  • The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
    • I will provide you a good standing to see his entry. — Francis Bacon.
    I think in deep mire, where there is no standing . — Psalms lxix. 2.
  • (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places ".
  • (British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
  • * 1992 , P.D. James, The Children of Men , page 28:
    • "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
  • * 2000 , Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor , page 149:
    • "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing , and waste."
  • (legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
    • He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

    Derived terms

    * class standing * hard standing * good standing

    Statistics

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    parking

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)
    His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)
    They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)
    Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment. (as gerundial noun)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of the verb to park .
    • Parking in central London can be very difficult.
  • Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
    • It can be difficult to find parking in central London.

    Usage notes

    * Often used attributively, as an adjective.

    Derived terms

    * parking area * parking garage * parking lot * parking meter * parking space * parking ticket * parking violation