hold out
— phrasal verb with hold uk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/verb held, held
(DEFEND)
to continue to defend yourself against an enemy or attack without being defeated:
They won't be able to hold out much longer under this sort of bombardment.
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Responding to an attack
- beat
- beat sb off
- beat sb/sth back
- capitulate
- counterattack
- fend sb off
- fight
- fight back
- fight fire with fire idiom
- parry
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- resistance
- resistance
- retreat
- see sb off
- stand up to sb/sth
- strike
- withdrawal
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(SUPPLY OF STH)
If a supply of something such as food or money holds out, there is enough of it to last for a particular period of time.
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Continue & last
- bash on
- carry (sth) on
- cease
- cont
- contd
- drag
- keep at sth
- keep on doing sth
- keep on trucking idiom
- keep sb at it idiom
- keep sth up
- nine
- push
- run over (sth)
- see sth out
- segue
- soldier on
- spill
- stick
- string
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