'To stand fire' definitions:

Definition of 'To stand fire'

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Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), v. t.
1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster]
2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. "Love stood the siege." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
He stood the furious foe. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
3. To abide by; to submit to; to suffer. [1913 Webster]
Bid him disband his legions, . . . And stand the judgment of a Roman senate. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
4. To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet. [1913 Webster]
5. To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
To stand fire, to receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving way.
To stand one's ground, to keep the ground or station one has taken; to maintain one's position. "Peasants and burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers." --Macaulay.
To stand trial, to sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial. [1913 Webster]