Tra từ hold out - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

verb

1. thrust or extend out (Freq. 5)
- He held out his hand
- point a finger
- extend a hand
- the bee exserted its sting
• Syn:
exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch forth
• Derivationally related forms:
extensible (for: extend), extendible (for: extend), extensor (for: extend)
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Hyponyms:
hyperextend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
resist, withstand, stand firm
• Ant:
surrender (for: resist)
• Derivationally related forms:
withstander (for: withstand), holdout, resistive (for: resist), resistant (for: resist), resistance (for: resist)
• Hypernyms:
fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
• Hyponyms:
stand out, stand up, outbrave, hold off, stand,
remain firm, defy, withstand, hold, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. last and be usable (Freq. 2)
- This dress wore well for almost ten years
• Syn:
wear, endure
• Derivationally related forms:
wearable (for: wear)
• Hypernyms:
last, endure
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Something ----s something
- The sheets didn't hold out
4. wait uncompromisingly for something desirable (Freq. 1)
- He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses
• Derivationally related forms:
holdout
• Hypernyms:
wait, hold off, hold back
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- They hold out a long time
5. 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?
• Syn:
survive, last, live, live on, go,
endure, hold up
• Derivationally related forms:
endurance (for: endure), survival (for: survive)
• Hyponyms:
stand up, hold up, hold water, perennate, live out
• Verb Group:
be, live, exist, survive, subsist
• Entailment:
be, live
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The business is going to hold out