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stand firm

/ stand firm /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
refuse to abandon one''s opinion or belief
Type of:
insist take a firm stand
Kinds of:
hunker down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
verb Sense 2
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Opposites:
surrender give up
Type of:
fight oppose fight back
Kinds of:
stand out stand up outbrave hold off stand
Derived:
defender withstander holdout resistance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

insist take a firm stand hunker down fight oppose fight back stand out stand up outbrave hold off stand surrender