Source : WordNet®

hold out
     v 1: thrust or extend out; "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}]
     2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn:
        {resist}, {withstand}, {stand firm}] [ant: {surrender}]
     3: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
        years" [syn: {wear}, {endure}]
     4: wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out
        for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
     5: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and
        food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
        backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through
        several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live},
         {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}]