English Explanatory Dictionary

gainstay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose.
  2. To deny (the right to); deprive (of).

Word forms

gainstay gainstays gainstaying gainstayed

Etymology

From gain- + stay (“to stand”). Compare gainstand.

Synonyms

gainstand withset withsit
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