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stand up: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"; refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

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stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

face down collapse

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

stand fast collapse

stand behind collapse

tread water collapse

stick up for collapse

hang in collapse

stand off collapse

stand up to collapse

persevere collapse: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

withstand collapse

stand pat collapse: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief

strive against collapse

side with collapse

be still collapse

not budge collapse

stand apart collapse

contend with collapse

dig in collapse

face up to collapse

stay put collapse

stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

take sides collapse

stand aside collapse

ride out collapse

reluct collapse

uncouple collapse: disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds"

speak up collapse: speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"

stick it out collapse

subtend collapse: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

polarize collapse: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation; cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions; cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves"

speak out collapse

meet head on collapse

disarticulate collapse

remonstrate collapse: argue in protest or opposition; present and urge reasons in opposition

disconnect collapse: make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

dissociate collapse: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

pass muster collapse

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