keep+or+maintain+one's+ground
1stand one's ground — Stand, stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one s position, maintain one s ground …
2To stand one's ground — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. t. 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Love stood the siege. Dryden. [1913 Webster] He stood the furious… …
3maintain — maintainable, adj. maintainability, n. maintainer, n. /mayn tayn /, v.t. 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. 2. to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; …
4maintain — /meɪnˈteɪn / (say mayn tayn), /mən / (say muhn ) verb (t) 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with New Zealand. 2. to keep in due condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired: to maintain order; …
5keep the field — phrasal : to continue a campaign * * * keep the field 1. To keep the campaign going 2. To maintain one s ground • • • Main Entry: ↑field * * * archaic continue a military campaign …
6Keep — (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I… …
7maintain — I (carry on) verb adfirmare, confirmare, contendere, continue, follow up, go on, keep alive, keep going, keep on, keep up, perpetuate, persevere, persist, proceed with, prolong, pursue, shore up, stick to II (commence) verb activate, b …
8keep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. kept) 1 tr. have continuous charge of; retain possession of. 2 tr. (foll. by for) retain or reserve for a future occasion or time (will keep it for tomorrow). 3 tr. & intr. retain or remain in a specified condition …
9maintain — v 1. continue, keep going, retain, prolong, keep alive, keep living, keep in existence; cherish, nurture, nurse, nourish, sustain, feed; support, support financially, Inf. keep, Inf. stake, Inf. grubstake, Inf. carry; hold up, uphold, support,… …
10To keep the field — Field Field (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; …
