stand back

About 0.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To maintain distance.

   You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.

2. verb To abstain from participation.

   While others debated the proposals, he stood back.

3. verb to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

Similar words

stay away from stand off keep back stay back stay step back stand down rynt keep off set back

Word family

standing back stands back stood back