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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb stand in has 1 sense

• stand in(v = verb.possession) fill in, sub, substitute - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
is one way to change, exchange, interchange
Derived form noun stand-in₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

THESAURUS

stand in

advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative, amicus curiae, analogy, assistant, attorney, backup, backup man, bit player, champion, change, changeling, comparison, copy, counterfeit, deputy, double, dummy, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, executive officer, exponent, extra, fake, figurant, figurante, figurehead, fill-in, ghost, ghostwriter, imitation, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, mute, next best thing, paranymph, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, pleader, procurator, proxy, relief, replacement, representative, reserves, ringer, second, second in command, second string, secondary, sign, spares, spear-carrier, standby, sub, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, supe, super, supernumerary, superseder, supplanter, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surrogate, symbol, synecdoche, third string, token, understudy, utility man, utility player, vicar, vicar general, vice, vice-president, vice-regent, vicegerent, walk-on, walking gentleman

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