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stood on velvet

stood on velvet is the simple past and past participle of stand on velvet.

Meaning of stand on velvet

Verb

stand on velvet (third-person singular simple present stands on velvet, present participle standing on velvet, simple past and past participle stood on velvet)

  1. To place one's bets in such a way as not to lose in any event.

Questions about stood on velvet

What is stood on velvet the simple past and past participle of?
Stood on velvet is the simple past and past participle of stand on velvet.

Words near stood on velvet in the dictionary

  1. stood on one's own bottom
  2. stood on one's own two feet
  3. stood on someone's shoulders
  4. stood on the shoulders of
  5. stood on the shoulders of giants
  6. stood on velvet
  7. stood one's ground
  8. stood one's hand
  9. stood one's lick log
  10. stood out
  11. stood out a mile

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