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grandstand

[ gran-stand, grand- ]

noun

  1. the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
  2. the people sitting in these seats.


verb (used without object)

grandstanded, grandstanding.
  1. to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers:

    The senator doesn't hesitate to grandstand if it makes her point.

adjective

  1. situated in a grandstand:

    grandstand seats.

  2. having a vantage point resembling that of a grandstand:

    From our office windows on the third floor, we had a grandstand view of the parade.

  3. intended to impress an onlooker or onlookers:

    a grandstand catch.

grandstand

/ ˈɡrænˌstænd; ˈɡrænd- /

noun

    1. a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      grandstand tickets

  1. the spectators in a grandstand
  2. modifier as if from a grandstand; unimpeded (esp in the phrase grandstand view )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    intr to behave ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grandstand1

First recorded in 1915–20; grand + stand
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"That got me back into the top 10 going into final day. It was a really cool moment with the grandstand full of cheering people," she says.

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A late effort from Gwenllian Pyrs set up a grandstand finish, but the Scots held on for a third successive win over their fierce Celtic rivals.

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Hamilton savoured the cheers from the packed grandstands after climbing out of his car on the pit straight at the end.

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Either way, Aden can grandstand all he wants, but he can’t make Long understand.

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A triumphant video played on the stadium’s huge video screens, fireworks filled the air and a dark blue championship banner was unfurled above the southwest grandstands of the newly refurbished stadium.

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