HOLD STILL FOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hold still for mean? 

• HOLD STILL FOR (verb)
  The verb HOLD STILL FOR has 1 sense:

1. tolerate or bear

  Familiarity information: HOLD STILL FOR used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOLD STILL FOR (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tolerate or bear

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

hold still for; stand for

Context example:

I won't stand for this kind of behavior!

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