English Explanatory Dictionary

withstay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hold back; oppose; withstand.

Word forms

withstay withstays withstaying withstayed

Etymology

From with- (“back, against”) + stay.

Synonyms

gainstay
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