withstand

1. prep. 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. Source: opted

2. v. resist or confront with resistance Source: wordnet

3. v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something Source: wordnet

4. 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. I withstood him to the face. Gal. ii. 11. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast. The little tyrant of his fields withstood. Gray. Source: webster

5. To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical ormoral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstandeloquence or arguments. Piers Plowman.I withstood him to the face. Gal. ii. 11.Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast. The little tyrantof his fields withstood. Gray. Source: adambom

6. v:100 v resist or confront with resistance v stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something Source: ecdict

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