Withstood
verb (used with object), withstood, withstanding.
1.
to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully:
to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
verb (used without object), withstood, withstanding.
2.
to stand in opposition; resist.
verb -stands, -standing, -stood
1.
(transitive) to stand up to forcefully; resist
2.
(intransitive) to remain firm in endurance or opposition
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With or ready to dispense rough treatment, as in Prepared to oppose the council, the mayor marched into the meeting with the gloves off. This idiom alludes to old-style boxing, when gloves were not used. [ Early 1800s ]