gainstand
/G EY1 N S T AE0 N D/noun
- 1
(now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Opposition; resistance.
verb
- 1
(transitive, UK dialectal) To stand against; resist, oppose; withstand.
- 2
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To make or offer resistance.
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