hold out

== English == === Alternative forms === (noun): hold-out, holdout === Etymology === From hold and out. === Pronunciation === === Verb === hold out (third-person singular simple present holds out, present participle holding out, simple past and past participle held out) (transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward. (figuratively) To offer, present (a hope, possibility, opportunity etc.) (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.) (idiomatic) To survive, endure. (idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something. (transitive) To set aside something or save it for later. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hold out (plural hold outs) Alternative spelling of holdout. === See also === dead-ender diehard === Anagrams === outhold