hold out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.16 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To offer, present (a hope, possibility, opportunity etc.)
noun
Example Sentences
- "He held out his hand, and I grabbed it."
- "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."
- "And you stare at me In your Jesus Christ pose Arms held out Like you've been carrying a load"
- "The prospectus held out the promise of enormous profits to be made."
- "Mr Baxter did not hold out much encouragement in the circumstances. "You can scarcely expect to find anyone at business now," he remarked."
- "I am holding out for more money."
Etymology
From hold and out.