Associations to the word «Grandstand»

GRANDSTAND, noun. The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

GRANDSTAND, noun. The audience at a public event.

GRANDSTAND, verb. (intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

GRANDSTAND PLAY, noun. (idiomatic) (sports) A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.

GRANDSTAND PLAY, noun. (idiomatic) (by extension) An action or stratagem that is excessively dramatic or sensational and that is intended to appeal to members of the public or to a particular audience.

GRANDSTAND PLAYS, noun. Plural of grandstand play

GRANDSTAND, noun. The audience at a stadium or racetrack.

GRANDSTAND, noun. A stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof.

GRANDSTAND, verb. Perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; "She never misses a chance to grandstand".