Definition of Hold Out in English :

Define Hold Out in English

Hold Out meaning in English

Meaning of Hold Out in English

Pronunciation of Hold Out in English

Hold Out pronunciation in English

Pronounce Hold Out in English

Hold Out

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Verb

1. exsert, extend, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out

thrust or extend out

Example Sentences:
'He held out his hand'
'point a finger'
'extend a hand'
'the bee exserted its sting'

2. hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

3. endure, hold out, wear

last and be usable

Example Sentences:
'This dress wore well for almost ten years'

4. hold out

wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

Example Sentences:
'He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses'

5. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive

continue to live through hardship or adversity

Example Sentences:
'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?'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hold Out

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verb (adverb)
1. (transitive)
to offer or present
2. (intransitive)
to last or endure
3. (intransitive)
to continue to resist or stand firm, as a city under siege or a person refusing to succumb to persuasion
4. mainly US
to withhold (something due or expected)
5.  hold out for
6.  hold out on
noun holdout US
7. 
a person, country, organization, etc, that continues to resist or refuses to change
Honecker was one of the staunchest holdouts against reform
8. 
a person, country, organization, etc, that declines to cooperate or participate
they remain the only holdouts to signing the accord

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Hold Out

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1. 
to last; endure; continue
2. 
to continue resistance; stand firm; not yield
3. 
to offer
4.  US, Informal
to fail or refuse to give (what is to be given)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Hold Out

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n.
1. One that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent.
2. An act of holding out, especially in refusing to reach an agreement.

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