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Thesaurus: gainstand

To withstand; to resist.

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  1. v. t. To withstand; to resist.
  2. To withstand; to resist. [Obs.] Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney.
  3. To withstand; to resist. [Obs.]Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P.Sidney.