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What (who) is hold out - definition
hold out
1.
(Active.) Offer, propose, hold forth.
2.
(Neuter.) Last, endure, continue.
3.
(Neuter.) Not yield, not be subdued, persist, stand firm, keep one's ground, maintain one's purpose.
hold out
1.
If you hold out your hand or something you have in your hand, you move your hand away from your body, for example to shake hands with someone.
'I'm Nancy Drew,' she said, holding out her hand...
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
2.
If you hold out for something, you refuse to accept something which you do not think is good enough or large enough, and you continue to demand more.
I should have held out for a better deal...
He can only hold out a few more weeks.
PHRASAL VERB: V P for n, V P
3.
If you say that someone is holding out on you, you think that they are refusing to give you information that you want. (INFORMAL)
He had always believed that kids could sense it when you held out on them.
PHRASAL VERB: V P on n
4.
If you hold out, you manage to resist an enemy or opponent in difficult circumstances and refuse to give in.
One prisoner was still holding out on the roof of the jail.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
5.
If you hold out hope of something happening, you hope that in the future something will happen as you want it to.
He still holds out hope that they could be a family again.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
hold out
Wikipedia
Hold Out
Hold Out is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). Although critically the album has not been as well received as other Browne recordings, it remains his only album to date to reach number 1 on the Billboard chart.
Examples of use of hold out
1. This time around, Naftogaz could hold out much longer.
2. "Huang‘s personality is always to hold out until the end.
3. Q:'4; Do you hold out any hopes –– do you hold out any hopes that the talks between –– proposed talks between Ambassador Khalilzad and a representative from Iran could contribute positively toward the situation – SEC.
4. Many Clinton supporters hold out hope that Obama might consider choosing Clinton as his running mate.
5. And then hold out for another Mandela: The Long Walk to Correctly Grilled Crustacea.