Crossword clues for hold out
hold out
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (&lit hold out English) 2 (context transitive English) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward. 3 (context idiomatic often with ''for'' English) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.) 4 (context idiomatic English) To survive, endure. n. (alternative spelling of holdout English). vb. 1 (&lit hold out English) 2 (context transitive English) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward. 3 (context idiomatic often with ''for'' English) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.) 4 (context idiomatic English) To survive, endure.
WordNet
v. 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, stretch forth]
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: resist, withstand, stand firm] [ant: surrender]
last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: wear, endure]
wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
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" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up]
Wikipedia
Hold Out is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). Although critically the album has not been as well received as other Browne recordings, it remains his only album to date to reach number 1 on the Billboard chart.
"Hold Out" is a single released by New Zealand Idol Season three winner Matthew Saunoa as the winner's single. This single was written by The Feelers front man, James Reid.
It reached number one on the New Zealand charts for one week 1 in 2006.
Usage examples of "hold out".
With these you can hold out against the rebels till you can get together an army, and give them battle.
You tell me Lindstrom's not going to hold out, that without British or German help we can't deal with the Russian invasion.
I had her hold out her wrists and used handcuffs to bind them together.
While the elf did not fear that he would quickly tire, he knew that his less skilled and less agile companions would not likely hold out.
He tried to hold out for exactly thirty minutes before he checked his watch.
It would only be a terrible unkindness to hold out such false hopes to poor Rex.
He eased his next stroke a little deeper, and Delia couldn't hold out.
Warrington is certain to be attacked by the rebels, but it is well fortified and well garrisoned, and may hold out for a time.
Only a few of the forts of the string of defenses they call 'Maginot' still hold out.
But, let it hold out only for a few hundred miles, and we shall arrive without fatigue, alarm, or danger, at the western coast.
When the operations were reported to his majesty, he felt extremely hurt that this place alone should obstinately hold out, after all the rest of the country had been reduced to obedience.
We found the farm-house without difficulty, and I remember wondering if I could hold out to the end of the old stone walk that led between hedges to the door.
A well-disposed young woman, who did not marry for love, was in general but the more attached to her own family, and the nearness of Sotherton to Mansfield must naturally hold out the greatest temptation, and would, in all probability, be a continual supply of the most amiable and innocent enjoyments.
We can certainly hold out against him till we are reinforced by the Parliament.
We were led to believe it would be impossible for you to hold out against the force brought against you, but we now think otherwise.