S: (v) hold off (resist and fight to a standoff) "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"
S: (v) stand, remain firm (hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright) "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
S: (v) defy, withstand, hold, hold up (resist or confront with resistance) "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
W: (n) stand [Related to: stand] (the position where a thing or person stands)
W: (n) standee [Related to: stand] (someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train)) "the allowed number of standees is posted"
W: (n) stander [Related to: stand] (an organism (person or animal) that stands) "a crowd of sitters and standers"
W: (n) standing [Related to: stand] (the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position)
S: (v) stand up, stick 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"
S: (v) stand up, hold up, hold water (resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.) "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
S: (v) bristle, uprise, stand up (rise up as in fear) "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"