1. (verb)exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth thrust or extend out "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
3. (verb)wear, hold out, endure last and be usable "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
4. (verb)hold out wait uncompromisingly for something desirable "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
5. (verb)survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out continue to live through hardship or adversity "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
Definitions of hold out 
Afrikaans: uithou, volhou
Arabic: يَبْقى حَيّا، يَثْبُت
Bulgarian: държа се
Brazilian: aguentar-se
Czech: vydržet
German: durchhalten
Danish: kunne overleve; holde den
Greek: αντέχω, επιζώ
Spanish: resistir, aguantar
Estonian: vastu pidama
Farsi: دوام آوردن
Finnish: selvitä
French: (sou)tenir
Hebrew: לְהַחֲזִיק מַעֲמָד
Hindi: मदद आने तक टिका रहना
Croatian: izdržati do kraja, podnij
Hungarian: kitart
Indonesian: bertahan
Icelandic: haldaút, gefast ekki upp
Italian: resistere
Japanese: 持ちこたえる
Korean: 버티다
Lithuanian: išlaikyti, ištverti
Latvian: izturēt
Malay: bertahan
Dutch: uithouden, volhouden
Norwegian: holde ut/stand
Polish: wytrzymywać, wytrwać
Persian: دوام آوردن
Pashto: دوام ورکول
Portuguese: aguentar-se
Romanian: a rezista
Russian: выдерживать
Slovak: vydržať
Slovenian: vzdržati
Serbian: izdržati
Swedish: hålla ut
Thai: รอดชีวิต
Turkish: dayanmak
Taiwanese: 支撐下去(直到救援抵達)
Ukrainian: витримувати
Urdu: قائم رہنا
Vietnamese: kiên trì; dai dẳng
Chinese: 支持
