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VERB (2)

1. resist or confront with resistance;
- Example: "The politician defied public opinion"
- Example: "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"
- Example: "The bridge held"
[syn: defy, withstand, hold, hold up]

2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something;
[syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Withstand \With*stand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withstood; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Withstanding.] [AS. wi[eth]standan. See With,
   prep., and Stand.]
   To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical
   or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to
   withstand eloquence or arguments. --Piers Plowman.
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         I withstood him to the face.             --Gal. ii. 11.
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         Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast.
         The little tyrant of his fields withstood. --Gray.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

withstand
    v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied
         public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the
         greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: defy,
         withstand, hold, hold up]
    2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn:
       resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give
       up, surrender]