Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hold_still_for

1 sense of hold still for

Sense 1
stand for, hold still for -- (tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!")
       => digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage")

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