Definitions

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  • noun the height above ground of the top horizontal tube of the frame of a bicycle; should be less than the height above ground of the rider's groin
  • adjective using intimidation or threat of force to coerce others into submission or compliance. e.g. "standover tactics" or "standover man".

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Examples

  • Cane harvested this year will include so-called standover material left from 2010 because of rain, cane planted last year and re-growth crops harvested over several seasons.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Cane harvested this year will include so-called standover material left from 2010 because of rain, cane planted last year and re-growth crops harvested over several seasons.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Cane harvested this year will include so-called standover material left from 2010 because of rain, cane planted last year and re-growth crops harvested over several seasons.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • In general, for the correct standover height, look for bikes with:

    Children's bike sizing guide 2010

  • Still, fit can be important, and this video spotted by a reader at "Zlogblog" which is relatively unsafe for work shows one technique for determining proper standover height:

    Hairy Situations: Embracing Patterns BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • In general, for the correct standover height, look for bikes with:

    Children's bike sizing guide 2010

  • Immediately after he was shot last Friday, he was a 'businessman', yesterday he was a 'loan shark' and 'standover con man'.

    things I don't get mikandra 2009

  • And I'll be damned if the standover height is too tall for the Gene Simmons doll.

    Keep It Simple, Stupid: Go Fixie! BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • Hi gigi, if Gordon Ramsey wasn't such a great chef, he could've had a whole other gangster career as a standover man.

    At My Table 2006

  • She is reported to have control of at least one gang who will standover, bully and even kill for her.

    Firedoglake » If the Gnome Is in the Garden, Meet at the Jefferson Memorial at High Noon… 2006

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