"stand in the gate" meaning in All languages combined

See stand in the gate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: stands in the gate [present, singular, third-person], standing in the gate [participle, present], stood in the gate [participle, past], stood in the gate [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> in the gate}} stand in the gate (third-person singular simple present stands in the gate, present participle standing in the gate, simple past and past participle stood in the gate)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) To occupy places of advantage, power, or defence. Tags: dated, idiomatic Synonyms: stand in the gates
    Sense id: en-stand_in_the_gate-en-verb-KGgA~EsY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To occupy places of advantage, power, or defence."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, dated) To occupy places of advantage, power, or defence."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stand in the gates"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To occupy places of advantage, power, or defence."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, dated) To occupy places of advantage, power, or defence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "stand in the gates"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stand in the gate"
}

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