Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Standing \Stand"ing\, a.
   1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.

   2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.

   3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as,
      a standing color.

   4. Established by law, custom, or the like; settled;
      continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a
      standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of
      proceeding and standing committees.

   5. Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from
      a trundle-bed).

   {Standing army}. See {Standing army}, under {Army}.

   {Standing bolt}. See {Stud bolt}, under {Stud}, a stem.

   {Standing committee}, in legislative bodies, etc., a
      committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects
      of a particular class which shall arise during the session
      or a stated period.

   {Standing cup}, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover.

   {Standing finish} (Arch.), that part of the interior
      fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and
      fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes,
      etc.

   {Standing order} (Eccl.), the denomination (Congregiational)
      established by law; -- a term formerly used in
      Connecticut. See also under {Order}.