hold out

verbs

thrust or extend out
"He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
exsert, extend, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand
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last and be usable
"This dress wore well for almost ten years"
endure, hold out, wear
wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
"He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
hold out
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is a type of (narrower)
wait before acting
"the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
hold back, hold off, wait
continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive