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standing one's hand

standing one's hand is the present participle and gerund of stand one's hand.

Meaning of stand one's hand

Verb

stand one's hand (third-person singular simple present stands one's hand, present participle standing one's hand, simple past and past participle stood one's hand)

  1. (archaic, slang) To pay for another person's drink as part of drinking socially.

Questions about standing one's hand

What is standing one's hand the present participle and gerund of?
Standing one's hand is the present participle and gerund of stand one's hand.

Words near standing one's hand in the dictionary

  1. standing on someone's shoulders
  2. standing on the shoulders of
  3. standing on the shoulders of giants
  4. standing on velvet
  5. standing one's ground
  6. standing one's hand
  7. standing one's lick log
  8. standing order
  9. standing orders
  10. standing Os
  11. standing out

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