| Main Entry: | hold out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer |
Synonyms: |
give, grant, proffer, tempt with |
| Main Entry: | hold out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
Synonyms: |
continue, hold on, suffer, withstand |
| Main Entry: | endure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue; be durable |
Synonyms: |
abide, be, be left, be long lived, be timeless, bide, carry on, carry through, cling, exist, go on, hang on, have no end, hold, hold on, hold out, keep on, last, linger, live, live on, never say die, outlast, outlive, perdure, persist, prevail, remain, ride out, run on, stand, stay, stay on, stick to, superannuate, survive, sustain, wear, wear on, wear well |
| Notes: | to endure means to put up with something or somebody unpleasant; to survive is to continue to live |
Antonyms: |
discontinue |
| Main Entry: | extend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer |
Synonyms: |
accord, advance, allocate, allot, award, bestow, bring forward, confer, donate, give, grant, hold out, impart, place at disposal, pose, present, proffer, put forth, put forward, reach out, stretch out, submit, tender, yield |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, maintain, take back |
| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demonstrate, proffer |
Synonyms: |
administer, bestow, confer, dispense, display, evidence, extend, furnish, hold out, indicate, issue, manifest, minister, offer, pose, present, produce, provide, put on, render, return, set forth, show, tender, yield |
Antonyms: |
keep |
| Main Entry: | hang on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue, endure |
Synonyms: |
be tough, carry on, cling, clutch, go on, grasp, grip, hold fast, hold on, hold out, persevere, persist, remain |
Antonyms: |
cease, give up, let go, stop |
| Main Entry: | offer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present, propose for acceptance |
Synonyms: |
accord, advance, afford, allow, award, be at service, bid, come forward, display, donate, exhibit, extend, furnish, give, grant, hold out, lay at one's feet, make available, move, place at disposal, ply, pose, press, proffer, propound, provide, put forth, put forward, put on the market, put up, put up for sale, sacrifice, show, submit, suggest, tender, volunteer |
Antonyms: |
take, take back, withdraw, withhold |
| Main Entry: | pose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer, put forward idea |
Synonyms: |
advance, ask, extend, give, hold out, posit, prefer, present, proffer, propose, proposition, propound, put, query, question, set, state, submit, suggest, tender |
Antonyms: |
withhold |
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | introduce; demonstrate |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, adduce, advance, allege, cite, declare, display, do, do the honors, exhibit, expose, expound, extend, fix up, get together, give, give an introduction, hold out, imply, infer, intimate, lay, make a pitch, make known, manifest, mount, offer, open to view, perform, pitch, pose, produce, proffer, proposition, put forward, put on, raise, recount, relate, roll out, show, stage, state, submit, suggest, tender, trot out |
Antonyms: |
refrain, subdue, withhold |
| Main Entry: | proffer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest, offer |
Synonyms: |
extend, gift, give, hand, hit on, hold out, make a pitch, pose, present, propose, proposition, propound, submit, tender, volunteer |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade, take back |