stand your ground

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stand yoo r, yawr, yohr ground]
- /stænd yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr graʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stand yoo r, yawr, yohr ground]
- /stænd yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr graʊnd/

Definition of stand your ground words

adjective stand your ground relating to or denoting a legal principle or law that eliminates the duty to retreat by allowing, as a first response, self-defense by deadly force: We’re proud to represent Florida, the first stand your ground state. 1

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Origin of stand your ground

First appearance:

before 2005

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 2005

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Parts of speech for Stand your ground

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stand your ground popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for stand your ground

verb stand your ground

cower — If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
flinch — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
fly — to move through the air using wings.

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