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stand-in

 
Noun stand-in has 1 sense
  1. stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
    --1 is a kind of peer, equal, match, compeer
    --1 has particulars:
     locum tenens, locum; double, stunt man, stunt woman; surrogate, alternate, replacement
    Derived form: verb stand in1
Verb stand-in has 1 sense
  1. substitute, sub, stand in, fill in - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
    --1 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
    Derived form: noun stand-in1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
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