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What is another word for hold out?

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To hold (something) out towards someone

To continue or last over a period

To resist or stand up to (something)

To stick to one's position, especially in the face of opposition

Cope with something

To bring forward into existence or to introduce

To offer for discussion or debate

To protrude or extend outwardly

To tempt someone with

To provide or make available

To spread out

To survive a difficult situation

To politely or formally ask for

To refuse to work as a protest

To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

To resist or withstand something that is difficult to endure

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To hold (something) out towards someone

“Hold out your hand towards the pentacle, and chant the magic words.”

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To continue or last over a period

be in the land of the living

have being

keep your head above water

keep body and soul together

make something go on and on

spin out

string out

wire-draw

extend the duration of

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“I plan to persist with this lifestyle as long as my finances continue to hold out.”

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To resist or stand up to (something)

hold the line against

“He has, therefore, been quite unable to hold out against the curses and clamor of the land campaigners.”

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To stick to one's position, especially in the face of opposition

not take no for an answer

see something through

leave no stone unturned

show determination in

labor^US

labour^UK

keep your nose to the grindstone

see it through to the end

endeavour^UK

endeavor^US

plow^US

plough^UK

practise^UK

take the rough with the smooth

take the bad with the good

prosecute

practice^US

proceed with

drudge away

work one's socks off on

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“Both parties hold out on their demands in the hope that their opponent will blink first.”

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Cope with something

deal with the situation

stand on one's own two feet

paddle your own canoe

keep your head above water

keep the wolf from the door

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To bring forward into existence or to introduce

organise^UK

organize^US

make the introduction

bring into contact with

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To offer for discussion or debate

hypothesise^UK

hypothesize^US

inquire^US

enquire^UK

offer as a suggestion

catalogue^UK

put before the public

catalog^US

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To protrude or extend outwardly

stick out like a sore thumb

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To tempt someone with

tantalize someone with

seduce someone with

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To provide or make available

put at someone's disposal

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To spread out

extend the duration of

make something go on and on

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To survive a difficult situation

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To politely or formally ask for

enquire^UK

inquire^US

put in an application

clamour^UK

clamor^US

authorize^US

authorise^UK

organize^US

submit an application

pressurize^US

organise^UK

pressurise^UK

put in an application for

present one's suit to

make an urgent request

resort to

make a plea

make an earnest request

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

request someone's appearance at

request the pleasure of someone's company

have someone round

request the presence of

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

bring pressure to bear

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To refuse to work as a protest

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To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

give something a miss

give someone the brush-off

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

sit out

give the thumbs down to

give the cold shoulder

axe^UK

ax^US

restrain oneself from

freeze out

leave out

prevent oneself from

give someone the go-by

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

not take advantage of

refuse to take advantage of

detain

look down one's nose at

fail to take advantage of

ostracize^US

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

ostracise^UK

keep one's distance from

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To resist or withstand something that is difficult to endure

hold the line against

hang on

remain firm

stand firm

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

put a bold face on it

brazen out

put on a bold front

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

stand one's ground against

hold one's ground against

throw down the gauntlet

knock chip off shoulder

look straight in the eye

be drawn against

make a stand

bit the bullet

take the bull by the horns

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