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HOLD OUT

Definition:

1. [verb] thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
   Synonyms: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch forth
   
   
2. [verb] stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
   Synonyms: resist, withstand, stand firm
   
   
3. [verb] last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
   Synonyms: wear, endure
   
   
4. [verb] wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
   
   
5. [verb] continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
   Synonyms: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up
   
   

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Related Words:

• hyperextend
• stand out
• stand up
• outbrave
• hold off
• stand, remain firm
• defy, withstand, hold, hold up
• stand up, hold up, hold water
• perennate
• live out

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