withstand : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: withstand	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for withstand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
withstand v resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" Synonym(s): defy, withstand, hold, hold up stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something Synonym(s): resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm Antonym(s): give up, surrender
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Withstand \Withstand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Withstood}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withstanding}.] [AS. wi[edh]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. I withstood him to the face. --Gal. ii. 11. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast. The little tyrant of his fields withstood. --Gray.