Standing
Part of speech: verb
Definition: ; in the process of coming to an upright position.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Erect, not cut down. Performed from an erect position. Remaining in force or status. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist". Duration. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands. The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places". room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
Example sentence: We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
Vertical
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the EarthIn a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A vertex or zenithA vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicularAn individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.A vertical component of a structure.
Example sentence: I'm trying to get a lower center of gravity. I think, when I play at a lower level, it helps my overall game, just my explosiveness to the rim with the ball in my hands. When I play with a lower center of gravity, my legs are always in my shot instead of playing vertical out there where I don't get the same explosion or legs into my shot.