hold out meaning
ENWHold Out
- Hold Out is the sixth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music).
- NounPLhold outsPREhol-
- VerbSGholds outPRholding outPT, PPheld out
- Used other than as an idiom: see hold, out.
- (transitive) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
- (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.).
- I am holding out for more money.
- How long has he been holding out?
- (idiomatic) To survive, endure.
- How long can they hold out without water?
- (idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
- You've got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?
- (transitive) To set something aside or save it for later.
- Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.
- Used other than as an idiom: see hold, out.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- DELGADO OUT OF LINEUP The day after hyperextending his left knee as he tried to catch a foul ball, Carlos Delgado was held out of the starting lineup.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
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