stand+against
21stand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort to resist opposition ADJECTIVE ▪ brave, defiant, determined, firm, strong, tough ▪ moral, principled …
22stand — 1. verb /stænd/ a) To be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position. Here I stand, wondering what to do next. b) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up. Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack. 2 …
23stand — I. v. n. 1. Be upon the feet, rest on the feet. 2. Be erect, continue erect, remain upright. 3. Be placed, be situated, be located. 4. Remain, continue, abide, be fixed, endure, hold good, be permanent. 5. Stop, halt, pause. 6. Stay, be firm, be… …
24stand — I. verb (stood; standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High German stantan, stān to stand, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing Date: before 12th century… …
25stand — 1. verb 1) Lionel stood in the doorway Syn: be on one s feet, be upright, be erect, be vertical Ant: sit, lie 2) the men stood up Syn: rise, get/rise to one s feet …
26stand — 1. verb 1) the men stood up Syn: rise, get to one s feet, get up, pick oneself up 2) today a house stands on the site Syn: be situated, be located, be positioned, be sited, have been built 3) …
27stand up to someone/something — 1 she stood up to her parents: DEFY, confront, challenge, resist, take on, put up a fight against, argue with, take a stand against. 2 the old house has stood up to the war: WITHSTAND, survive, come through (unsca …
28stand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. abide, tolerate, endure, support; last, persist; remain up right; pause, halt, stop; be, re main; stagnate; be valid; put, place; bear, undergo; stand for, represent, mean. See durability, indication …
29stand up to — 1) she stood up to her parents Syn: defy, confront, challenge, resist, take on, put up a fight against, argue with, take a stand against 2) the old house has stood up to the war Syn: withstand, survive, come through (unscathed) …
30stand out against — ˌstand ˈout against [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stand out against he/she/it stands out against present participle standing out against past tense …
