VERB | body | hold out, exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch forth | thrust or extend out |
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competition | hold out, resist, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something | |
stative | hold out, wear, endure | last / last and be usable | |
stative | hold out | wait uncompromisingly for something desirable | |
stative | hold out, survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up | continue to live through hardship or adversity |
Meaning | thrust or extend out. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch forth | |
Narrower | hyperextend | Extend a joint beyond its normal range |
Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
Spanish | extender | |
Catalan | allargar, estendre |
Meaning | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | resist, withstand, stand firm | |
Narrower | defy, withstand, hold, hold up | resist or confront with resistance / resistance |
hold off | Resist and fight to a standoff | |
outbrave | resist bravely | |
stand, remain firm | hold one's ground | |
stand out | Be stubborn in resolution or resistance | |
stand up | refuse to back down | |
Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly |
See also | hold | keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
Opposite | surrender, give up | Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
Spanish | aguantar firme, aguantar, resistir, soportar | |
Catalan | resistir | |
Nouns | holdout | a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal |
holdout | a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms |
Meaning | last / last and be usable. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Something ----s something | |
Model | The sheets didn't hold out | |
Synonyms | wear, endure | |
Broader | last, endure | persist for a specified period of time |
Spanish | perdurar | |
Catalan | perdurar, persistir |
Meaning | wait uncompromisingly for something desirable. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They hold out a long time | |
Broader | wait, hold off, hold back | wait before acting |
Spanish | aguantarse, reservarse | |
Nouns | holdout | a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal |
holdout | a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms |
Meaning | Continue to live through hardship or adversity. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Model | The business is going to hold out | |
Synonyms | survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up | |
Entails | be, live | Have life, be alive |
Narrower | live out | Live out one's life |
perennate | survive from season to season, of plants | |
stand up, hold up, hold water | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. | |
See also | hold | keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
Similar to | be, live | Have life, be alive |
exist, survive, live, subsist | support oneself | |
Spanish | durar, perdurar, persistir, sobrevivir, vivir | |
Catalan | durar, perdurar, persistir, sobreviure, viure |
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