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Meaning
Prep_phrase
●
Unable
to come
closer
; at a distance.
●
Cornered; unable to flee.
●
In Heraldry:
Of an
animal
, especially a
docile
animal
in contrast
to a
predatory
animal
which would be
blazoned
statant
:
standing
,
in profile
toward
dexter
, with all
four
feet on the ground
. (If
gazing
at the
viewer
, the
animal
is at gaze.)
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Synonyms
Away
Back
Cornered
Trapped
At Arm'S Length
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