stance

Definitions

General English

• noun the position of someone when standing
• noun a point of view or opinion

Cricket

• noun the position adopted by the batsman as he stands at the wicket to receive the ball
  Citation ‘That incident ended a promising partnership between Vengsarkar and the in-form Amarnath who, from an unclassical square-on stance, plays most of the strokes with vigour and courage’ (Matthew Engel, Guardian 16 June 1983)
  Citation ‘Striking the ball fluently from a stance that is essentially upright, Trescothick drives firmly off either foot, and cuts and pulls with panache’ (S. Dinakar, Sportstar [Chennai], 2 February 2002)

Sports

• noun the position in which a player holds the body in attempting to hit a ball, e.g. in cricket or golf

Nearby Definitions of “stance”

• stage direction
• stage manager
• Stage Society
• stall
• stamp
• stance
• stand
• standard
• standard deviation
• Standard Gamble
• staple

Contexts for “stance”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• Cricket
• Sports