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HOLD STILL FOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tolerate or bear

Example:

I won't stand for this kind of behavior!

Synonyms:

hold still for; stand for

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "hold still for" is one way to...):

abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; put up; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; tolerate (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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