stand over
- stand close to someone so as to watch, supervise, or intimidate them."their parents stood over them while they did their school work"
- be postponed to be dealt with at a later date.
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to await consideration or settlement at a later date. resolution will stand over until the following session. transitive verb. : to put off : postpone.
to watch someone closely: When you stand over me all the time, it makes me nervous.
STAND OVER definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
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4 senses: 1. to watch closely; keep tight control over 2. to postpone or be postponed 3. Australian and New Zealand informal to.
verb · intr, preposition to watch closely; keep tight control over · adverb to postpone or be postponed · intr, preposition to threaten or intimidate (a person) ...
to be near someone and watch them I don't like you standing over me while I'm cooking. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce ...
To monitor or supervise someone or something very attentively. The manager has been standing over our project every step of the way.
stand over somebody ; stand over somebody phrasal verb ; NEARto stand very close behind someone and watch as they work to make sure they do nothing wrong ...
(attributive) The use of intimidation or threats of force to coerce others into submission or compliance. standover tactics ...
practising or relating to acts of threatening, intimidating or extorting money from people by force. Collins English Dictionary.
phrasal verb. stand over somebody. be near somebody and watch them. I don't like you standing over me while I'm cooking.