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to withstand an attack

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • withstand — [[t]wɪðst ʊd[/t]] withstands, withstanding, withstood VERB If something or someone withstands a force or action, they survive it or do not give in to it. [FORMAL] [V n] ...armoured vehicles designed to withstand chemical attack... [V n] Exercise… …   English dictionary

  • attack — vb Attack, assail, assault, bombard, storm are comparable not only in their military but also in their extended senses. All carry as their basic meaning to make a more or less violent onset upon. Attack originally connoted a fastening upon… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • attack — [n1] physical assault advance, aggression, assailing, assailment, barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, charge, defilement, dirty deed*, drive, encounter, encroachment, foray, incursion, initiative, inroad, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption,… …   New thesaurus

  • withstand — *resist, contest, oppose, fight, combat, conflict, antagonize Analogous words: *bear, endure, stand, tolerate, suffer: thwart, baffle, balk, foil, *frustrate: assail, *attack, assault Contrasted words: submit, *yield, capitulate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • withstand — verb VERB + WITHSTAND ▪ be able to, be unable to, can ▪ manage to ▪ be built to, be designed to, be made to ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • withstand — verb past tense and past participle withstood, (T) 1 to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something such as great heat or cold, great pressure etc: a type of desert bush that can withstand extremes of temperature | withstand the test of time …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • attack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 violence against sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, frenzied, horrific, savage, serious, vicious, violent ▪ unprovoked …   Collocations dictionary

  • withstand — with|stand [wıðˈstænd, wıθ ] v past tense and past participle withstood [ ˈstud] [T] [: Old English; Origin: withstandan, from with against + standan to stand ] 1.) to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something such as great heat, cold,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Dog attack — Classification and external resources Dogs typically attack using their teeth[1] ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

  • Boarding (attack) — Members of Commando Jaubert boarding the Alcyon in a simulated assault …   Wikipedia

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