» stand in
Verb (1 meaning)
1. be a substitute.
to substitute, sub, stand in, fill in
Examples:
- “The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”,
- “The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet”
to stand in is a way to:
- to exchange, change, interchange (verb) - give to, and receive from, one another
to stand in is derivationally related to:
- stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in (noun) - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- subbing, substituting (noun) - working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
- substitute, replacement (noun) - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- substitute, reserve, second-stringer (noun) - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch (noun) - an event in which one thing is substituted for another