Standing

Standing

Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a human position in which the body is held in an upright ("orthostatic") position and supported only by the feet.

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Famous quotes containing the word standing:

    “Still bent to make some port he knows not where,
    Still standing for some false impossible shore.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “The Judge looked back as he climbed the hill,
    And saw Maud Muller standing still.”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

    “Faster or slower as he chanced,
    Sitting or standing as he chose,
    According as he feared to risk
    His neck, or thought to spare his clothes.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)