Withstood

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Withstood \With*stood"\, imp. & p. p.
     o? {Withstand}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  withstood
       See {withstand}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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},
             {hold}, {hold up}]
       2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn:
          {resist}, {hold out}, {stand firm}] [ant: {surrender}]
       [also: {withstood}]