'hold out' definitions:
Definition of 'hold out'
(from WordNet)
verb
Thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth]
verb
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give up, surrender]
verb
verb
Wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
verb
Continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out]
Synonyms of 'hold out'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide,
- balk,
- be proof against,
- be unflappable,
- be unmoved,
- be unwilling,
- bear up,
- bear up against,
- beg off,
- bide,
- boycott,
- carry on,
- come up fighting,
- continue,
- continue to be,
- decline,
- decline to accept,
- defeat time,
- defy,
- defy time,
- die hard,
- dig in,
- disagree,
- disallow,
- disclaim,
- dissent,
- dwell,
- endure,
- exist,
- extend,
- get home free,
- give,
- go on,
- go on strike,
- go out,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang on,
- hang tough,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold forth,
- hold on,
- hold out against,
- hold up,
- keep,
- keep on,
- keep up,
- last,
- last long,
- last out,
- live,
- live on,
- live through,
- live through it,
- live with it,
- lock out,
- maintain,
- negate,
- negative,
- never say die,
- not back down,
- not budge,
- not buy,
- not consent,
- not flag,
- not give up,
- not hear of,
- not submit,
- not think of,
- not weaken,
- offer,
- perdure,
- perennate,
- persevere,
- persist,
- picket,
- pose,
- prefer,
- present,
- prevail,
- proffer,
- put up,
- rebuff,
- refuse,
- refuse consent,
- reject,
- remain,
- remain firm,
- repel,
- repudiate,
- repulse,
- resist,
- resist entreaty,
- resist persuasion,
- revolt,
- ride it out,
- run,
- run on,
- say nay,
- say no,
- see it out,
- shut it down,
- sit down,
- slow down,
- stand,
- stand aloof,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand no nonsense,
- stand out,
- stand pat,
- stand the gaff,
- stand up,
- stay,
- stay it out,
- stay on,
- stay put,
- stay the distance,
- stay with it,
- stick,
- stick fast,
- stick it,
- stick it out,
- stick out,
- stick to it,
- stick with it,
- stickle,
- strike,
- submit,
- subsist,
- survive,
- sustain,
- sweat it out,
- take it,
- take no denial,
- take what comes,
- tarry,
- tender,
- tide over,
- tough it out,
- turn down,
- vote nay,
- vote negatively,
- walk out,
- wear,
- wear well,
- weather,
- weather the storm,
- withstand
Words containing 'hold out'
- Hold,
- Hold on,
- Hold up,
- Holding,
- To hold in,
- To hold off,
- To hold on,
- To hold out,
- To hold over,
- To hold to,
- To hold up,
- To hold with,
- hold by,
- hold down,
- hold in,
- hold off,
- hold out on,
- hold over,
- hold with,
- holdings,
- Blanch holding,
- Blench holding,
- Ground hold,
- Holding note,
- Strangle hold,
- To clap hold of,
- To hold a chapel,
- To hold a wager,
- To hold by the button,
- To hold forth,
- To hold good,
- To hold hand,
- To hold in hand,
- To hold in play,
- To hold in pledge,
- To hold one's own,
- To hold pace with,
- To hold tack,
- To hold the tongue,
- To hold together,
- To hold water,
- To lay hold of,
- To lay hold on,
- To take hold of,
- Toe hold,
- cargo hold,
- choke hold,
- get hold,
- get hold of,
- hold back,
- hold cheap,
- hold close,
- hold dear,
- hold everything,
- hold fast,
- hold firm,
- hold forth,
- hold good,
- hold in contempt,
- hold office,
- hold one's own,
- hold open,
- hold still for,
- hold sway,
- hold the line,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- hold true,
- hold water,
- hold your horses,
- hold-down,
- holding cell,
- holding company,
- holding device,
- holding paddock,
- holding pattern,
- holding pen,
- holding yard,
- scissor hold,
- scissors hold,
- take hold,
- take hold of,
- taking hold,
- wrestling hold,
- To get or to hold In chancery,
- To hold one's day,
- To hold one's peace,
- bank holding company,
- multibank holding company,
- To hold one's nose to the grindstone