One entry found for hold out.

Entry Word: hold out
Function: verb
Text: to continue to operate or to meet one's needs <we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored> <luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore>
Synonyms hold (up), last, keep up, prevail, survive
Related Words bear up, carry on, cope, endure, go, hang in, persevere; continue, draw out, hang on, linger, persist, remain, stretch
Near Antonyms break down, collapse, conk (out), crash, die, expire, stall, stop; run down, wane
Antonyms fail, fizzle, give out, go out, peter (out), run out