hold together

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hold together (third-person singular simple present holds together, present participle holding together, simple past and past participle held together) (transitive) To cause to stay together. (figuratively, idiomatic) Synonym of hold it together: to cope with adversity. (intransitive) To stay together. This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Derived terms ==== hold it together ==== References ==== “hold together”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “hold, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1899.