stand back

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Verb stand back has 2 senses

stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away - stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"
--₁ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
stand back - stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look at her"
--₂ is one way to stand, stand up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

stand-in stand-off stand-out stand-pat stand-up stand stand alone stand at stand back stand by stand erect stand fast stand firm stand for stand guard stand in stand off

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