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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outhold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
out-hold
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hold out; extend.

British usage

verb

To hold out, endure; resist, withstand; keep out by force, exclude.

British usage

verb

To hold better than someone or something else.

verb

To hold longer than another player.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English outholden, equivalent to out- + hold. Cognate with Scots outhald (“to outhold”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

outholds (present, singular) outholding (participle, present) outheld (past) outheld (participle, past) outholden (obsolete, participle)

Questions

What does outhold mean?
To hold out; extend.
Where does outhold come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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