Maintain+one's+position
71ground — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earth, terra firma, soil; foundation, basis; cause, reason; viewpoint. See covering. v. base, establish; settle, fix; instruct. adj. pulverized, grated; whittled, sharpened, abraded. See land, support …
72dig — I. /dɪg / (say dig) verb (dug or, Archaic, digged, digging) –verb (i) 1. to break up, turn over, or remove earth, etc., as with a spade; make an excavation. 2. to make one s way by, or as by, digging. –verb (t) 3. to penetrate and loosen (the… …
73ground — I. /graʊnd / (say grownd) noun 1. the earth s solid surface; firm or dry land: fall to the ground. 2. earth or soil: stony ground. 3. land having a special character: rising ground. 4. (often plural) a tract of land occupied, or appropriated to a …
74gun — /gʌn / (say gun) noun 1. a weapon comprising a metallic tube, with its stock or carriage and attachments, from which heavy missiles are thrown by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance. 2. any portable firearm, as a rifle, revolver, etc.… …
75own — /ohn/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money. 2. (used as an intensifier to …
76own — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another s (saw it with my own eyes). b individual, peculiar, particular (a charm all of its own). 2 used to emphasize identity rather than possession (cooks his own… …
77stand ground — hold one s position, maintain one s position …
78tread water — idi a) spo to maintain the body erect in the water with the head above the surface, usu. by a pumping movement of the legs and sometimes the arms b) to maintain one s position without making any progress …
79hold the line — verb 1. hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant • Hypernyms: ↑conserve, ↑preserve, ↑maintain, ↑keep up • Verb Frames: Somebody s on something 2. hold the phone line open …
80Stand — (st[a^]nd), v. t. 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Love stood the siege. Dryden. [1913 Webster] He stood the furious foe. Pope.… …
