verb
1. refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
• Syn: ↑stand pat, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast
• Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand
• Hyponyms: ↑hunker down
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s on something
2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
• Derivationally related forms: ↑withstander (for: ↑withstand), ↑holdout (for: ↑hold out), ↑resistive (for: ↑resist), ↑resistant (for: ↑resist), ↑resistance (for: ↑resist)
• Hypernyms: ↑fight, ↑oppose, ↑fight back, ↑fight down, ↑defend
• Hyponyms:
↑stand out, ↑stand up, ↑outbrave, ↑hold off, ↑stand, ↑remain firm, ↑defy, ↑withstand, ↑hold, ↑hold up
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
Useful english dictionary. 2012.