# Stand down

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'''Stand down''' means to go off duty or relax from a state of readiness, particularly in a military situation.

'''Stand down''' may also refer to:
* Irish Stand Down, a form of [bare-knuckle boxing](/source/bare-knuckle_boxing)
* "Stand Down", a 2013 song by Little Mix from ''[Salute](/source/Salute_(Little_Mix_album))''

==See also==
* "[Stand Down, Margaret](/source/Stand_Down%2C_Margaret)", a song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions on the 1983 album ''[Punch the Clock](/source/Punch_the_Clock)''
* ''[Stand Down Soldier](/source/Stand_Down_Soldier)'', a 2014 film directed by [Jeryl Prescott](/source/Jeryl_Prescott)
* "[Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret](/source/Whine_%26_Grine%2FStand_Down_Margaret)", a song by The Beat from the 1980 album ''I Just Can't Stop It''
* [Operation Stand Down](/source/Operation_Stand_Down), an event featuring resources for homeless American military veterans

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