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- Dictionarystance/stɑːns/
noun
- 1. the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person's posture: "she altered her stance, resting all her weight on one leg" Similar
- 2. a site on a street for a market, street vendor's stall, bus stop, or taxi rank. Scottish
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STANCE definition: 1. a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly stated opinion: 2. a…. Learn more.
1. chiefly Scotland. a. : station. b. : site. 2. a. : a way of standing or being placed : posture. b. : intellectual or emotional attitude. took an antiwar stance. 3. a. : the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing. b. : the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates. Synonyms. attitude
noun. the position or bearing of the body while standing: standing: legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull. a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something: They assumed an increasingly hostile stance in their foreign policy.
Your stance is your posture or the way you stand. Figuratively, if you take a stance against bullying, you are standing against it. If you take a stance on a contentious issue, it means you believe strongly about it one way or the other.
STANCE definition: 1. an opinion or belief about something, especially if you say it in public: 2. the way that…. Learn more.
1. countable noun [usually singular] Your stance on a particular matter is your attitude to it. The Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle. They have maintained a consistently neutral stance. His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours. Synonyms: attitude, stand, position, viewpoint More Synonyms of stance.
1. the position or bearing of the body while standing. 2. a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something.
Definition of stance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Stance definition: The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action.
the position or bearing of the body while standing: legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull. a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something: They assumed an increasingly hostile stance in their foreign policy.
