"gainstand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gainstands [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gainstanden, corresponding to gain- + stand. Compare againstand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gainstanden}} Middle English gainstanden, {{prefix|en|gain|stand}} gain- + stand Head templates: {{en-noun}} gainstand (plural gainstands)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Opposition; resistance. Tags: Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-gainstand-en-noun-Wd3EnYc6 Categories (other): Scottish English, English terms prefixed with gain- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gain-: 39 33 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ganestand

Verb

Forms: gainstands [present, singular, third-person], gainstanding [participle, present], gainstood [participle, past], gainstood [past]
Etymology: From Middle English gainstanden, corresponding to gain- + stand. Compare againstand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gainstanden}} Middle English gainstanden, {{prefix|en|gain|stand}} gain- + stand Head templates: {{en-verb|gainstands|gainstanding|gainstood}} gainstand (third-person singular simple present gainstands, present participle gainstanding, simple past and past participle gainstood)
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To stand against; resist, oppose; withstand. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-gainstand-en-verb-O9ukvXAT Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with gain- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gain-: 39 33 28
  2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To make or offer resistance. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-gainstand-en-verb-nJYwC2Mg Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with gain- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gain-: 39 33 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ganestand Derived forms: gainstander, gainstanding

Inflected forms

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