hold out

Synonyymisanakirja

hold out

työntää esiin, kurkottaa, ojentaa, yliojentaa, elehtiä, viittoilla, viittoa, taistella jtk vastaan, vastustaa, puolustautua, tehdä vastarintaa, kestää.

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hold out rimmaa näiden kanssa:

out, knock-out, ragoût, burnout, passepartout, stout, layout...

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Englannin sanakirja

hold out englanniksi

  1. (&lit)

  2. puhekieltä To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.

  3. 1883, (w), (w)

  4. I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled me close up to him with a single action of his arm.
  5. puhekieltä To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)

  6. I am holding out for more money.

    How long has he been holding out?

  7. puhekieltä To survive, endure.

  8. How long can they hold out without water?

  9. {{quote-journal

  10. puhekieltä To withhold something.

  11. Youve got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?''

  12. puhekieltä To set something aside or save it for later.

  13. Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.

  14. (alternative spelling of).

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