hold out
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(verb) wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses" |
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Related Words: hold back, hold off, wait |
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(verb) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something |
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Synonyms: resist, stand firm, withstand |
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Related Words: defend, defy, fight, fight back, fight down, hold, hold off, hold up, oppose, outbrave, remain firm, stand, stand out, stand up, withstand |
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(verb) last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
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Synonyms: endure, wear |
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Related Words: endure, last |
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(verb) extend out and forward, as of a limb; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand" |
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Synonyms: extend, put out, stretch forth, stretch out |
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Related Words: gesticulate, gesture, motion |
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(verb) continue to live, endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "The legend of Elvis lives on"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" |
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Synonyms: endure, go, hold up, last, live, live on, survive |
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Related Words: hold up, live out, perennate, stand up |
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