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What does stand up to mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word stand up to? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).
  2. (transitive) To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of.
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The huts must stand up to the monster katabatic winds that reach up to 300 kph.
He is responsible for teaching students how to properly take X-rays of welds to ensure they will stand up to underwater stress.
Sung in a deliberately flat tone, this song is a typically acidic musical joke and for that reason it does not stand up to repeated listens.
I thank them for their courage to stand up to what must be tremendous pressure to knuckle under.
All this maybe for naught, however, if the new tax regime fails to stand up to WTO scrutiny.
A political lightweight, he lacked the muscle or guile to stand up to opponents in the Treasury who opposed rearmament.

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