'Withstand' definitions:
Definition of 'withstand'
From: WordNet
verb
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, withstand, hold, hold up]
verb
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give up, surrender]
Definition of 'Withstand'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- I withstood him to the face. --Gal. ii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast. The little tyrant of his fields withstood. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'withstand'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- be at cross-purposes,
- be proof against,
- bear,
- bear up,
- bear up against,
- buck,
- challenge,
- combat,
- complain,
- complain loudly,
- confront,
- contend with,
- contest,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countervail,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- defy,
- dispute,
- dissent,
- duel,
- endure,
- face down,
- face out,
- face up to,
- fight,
- front,
- go against,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- join the opposition,
- kick against,
- make a stand,
- meet head-on,
- not abide,
- object,
- offer resistance,
- oppose,
- play at cross-purposes,
- protest,
- rebuff,
- recalcitrate,
- reluct,
- remonstrate,
- repel,
- repulse,
- resist,
- revolt,
- run against,
- run counter to,
- show fight,
- stand,
- stand at bay,
- stand up,
- stand up against,
- stand up to,
- strive against,
- suffer,
- take issue with,
- tolerate,
- traverse,
- vote against