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    1. deputize:
      "I'll stand in as coach" · "Brown stood in for the injured Simpson"
      • nautical
        sail closer to the shore:
        "a little boat stood in and landed ten persons" · "the ship stood in for the island"
    stand-in
    [ˈstandˌin]
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    stand-in (noun) · stand-ins (plural noun) · standin (noun) · standins (plural noun)
    1. a person who stands in for another, especially in a performance; a substitute:
      "his stand-in does all the dancing sequences"
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    1. deputize:
      deputize
      act
      substitute
      fill in
      sit in
      take over
      cover
      hold the fort
      step into the breach
      take the place of
      replace
      relieve
      understudy
      sub
      pinch-hit
      act as deputy
      act as substitute
      act as stand-in
      do duty
      act as understudy
      act as locum
      do a locum
      be a proxy
      provide cover
      do something in someone's place/stead
      take over from
      fill someone's shoes/boots
      step into someone's shoes/boots
      noun
      1. a person who stands in for another, especially in a performance; a substitute:
        substitute
        replacement
        reserve
        representative
        deputy
        surrogate
        lieutenant
        second
        second string
        proxy
        understudy
        double
        locum
        supply
        fill-in
        cover
        relief
        stopgap
        standby
        temp
        locum tenens
        pinch-hitter
        second-string
        acting
        temporary
        provisional
        caretaker
        pinch-hitting
       
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    1. A stand-in is a person or thing that assumes the role or responsibilities of another12, especially when the original person or thing is absent, unable to perform, or temporarily replaced1. A stand-in can also do the job that another person was going to do or usually does3, or take that person's place at an event3. In the film industry, a stand-in is the person who takes the place of an actor to help the camera department light the set and adjust the camera settings4.
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      A stand-in is a person or thing that assumes the role or responsibilities of another, particularly when the original person or thing is absent, unable to perform, or temporarily replaced.

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      stand-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"

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      Meaning of stand in in English stand in phrasal verb with stand verb us / stænd / uk / stænd / stood | stood (US usually fill in) Add to word list C2 to do the job that another person was going to do or usually does, or to take that person's place at an event, because they cannot be there:

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      A stand-in is the person who takes the place of an actor to help the camera department light the set, as well as tweak their blocking, composition, framing, and focus.

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      A stand-in is a person who takes someone else's place or does someone else's job for a while, for example because the other person is ill or away.

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      What does stand in mean?
      STAND IN definition: 1. to do the job that another person was going to do or usually does, or to take that person's…. Learn more.

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      What is a synonym for stand?
      1. To cause to stand; place upright. 2. To engage in or encounter: stand battle. 3. a. To resist successfully; withstand: stand the test of time; will not stand close examination. b. To put up with patiently or resolutely; bear: can't stand the heat. See Synonyms at endure. 4. To submit to or undergo: stand trial. 5.

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      What does stand-in mean?
      Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of STAND-IN is someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied. How to use stand-in in a sentence.

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      What is a stand in in a movie?
      stand - in (plural stand-ins) A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film. They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process. A substitute.

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      What does it mean to stand in someone's opinion?
      stand in someone's opinionIt would be difficult for her to stand much lower / higher in my opinion (= for me to have a worse / better opinion of her) after the way she behaved at the party. She's very blunt, but at least you know where you stand with her (= you know what she thinks and how she is likely to behave).

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      What does it mean to leave a witness stand?
      1. Law To leave a witness stand. 2. To withdraw, as from a political contest. 3. To end a state of readiness or alert. 4. To go off duty. 1. To represent; symbolize. 2. To advocate or support: stands for freedom of the press. 3. To put up with; tolerate: We will not stand for impertinent behavior.

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      A stand-in is a person who takes someone else's place or does someone else's job for a while, for example because the other person is ill or away. [...]

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