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hold out

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hold out

1
 v
wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
2
 v
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
3
 v
thrust or extend out
4
 v
last and be usable
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hold out
1

v wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

“He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses”
Type of:
hold back, hold off, wait
wait before acting

v continue to live through hardship or adversity

Synonyms:
endure, go, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
be, live
have life, be alive
exist, live, subsist, survive
support oneself
Types:
hold up, hold water, stand up
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
perennate
survive from season to season, of plants
live out
live out one's life; live to the end
2

v stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Synonyms:
resist, stand firm, withstand
Antonyms:
give up, surrender
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
Types:
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stand out
be stubborn in resolution or resistance
stand up
refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
outbrave
resist bravely
hold off
resist and fight to a standoff
remain firm, stand
hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
defy, hold, hold up, withstand
resist or confront with resistance
brave, brave out, endure, weather
face and withstand with courage
Type of:
defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose
fight against or resist strongly
3

v thrust or extend out

“He held out his hand”
Synonyms:
exsert, extend, put out, stretch forth, stretch out
Types:
hyperextend
extend a joint beyond its normal range
Type of:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
show, express or direct through movement
4

v last and be usable

Synonyms:
endure, wear
Type of:
endure, last
persist for a specified period of time
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