"stand pat" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter IV, in The Understanding Heart",
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        "To play one's hand without drawing any more cards."
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        "(intransitive, poker) To play one's hand without drawing any more cards."
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        "To stop hitting; to declare one's hand as final."
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        "(intransitive, blackjack) To stop hitting; to declare one's hand as final."
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        "To resist changes."
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        "(idiomatic) To resist changes."
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