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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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adjective

Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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Dictionary Entry

stick up for

Part of Speechverb

To defend or protect.

In a Sentence

“You really need to stick up for yourself against that bully.”

Origin

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Synonyms

give as good as one getsgo to bat forstick one's neck out for

Antonyms

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Related Words

stand up fortake up fordefendstand up withtake up the cudgel forstand behindwardspring to somebody's defence

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