Definitions from Wiktionary (hold out)
▸ verb: (transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
▸ verb: (figuratively) To offer, present (a hope, possibility, opportunity etc.)
▸ verb: (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To survive, endure.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
▸ verb: (transitive) To set aside something or save it for later.
▸ noun: Alternative spelling of holdout. [One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.]
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▸ verb: (transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
▸ verb: (figuratively) To offer, present (a hope, possibility, opportunity etc.)
▸ verb: (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To survive, endure.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
▸ verb: (transitive) To set aside something or save it for later.
▸ noun: Alternative spelling of holdout. [One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.]
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