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Stand Pat
see synonyms of stand patVerb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Stand Pat
see synonyms of stand pata. mainly US and Canadian
to refuse to abandon a belief, decision, etc
b.
(in poker, etc) to play without adding new cards to the hand dealt
verb (intransitive)
1. poker
to refuse the right to change any of one's cards; keep one's hand unchanged
2.
to resist change or remain unchanged
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Stand Pat
see synonyms of stand pat1. Poker
to draw no further cards and play the hand as dealt
2.
to refuse to turn aside from an opinion, course of action, etc.
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Stand Pat
see synonyms of stand patadj.
Opposed or resistant to change; stubbornly conservative.
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