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Verb: hold water  hówld 'wo-tu(r)
  1. Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
    "This theory won't hold water"
    - stand up, hold up

Derived forms: holding water, held water, holds water

Type of: endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive

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hold on
hold one's own
hold open
hold out
hold over
hold still for
hold sway
hold the line
hold tight
hold up
hold water
hold your horses
holdall
hold-down
holder
holdfast
holding
holding cell
holding company
holding device
holding paddock