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hold water:
- stand up; hold up; hold water

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hold water:

hold water verb

hold water

– resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. ¹
to stand up; to hold up; hold water
– resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. ¹
- stand up verb (stands up, stood up, standing up)
- hold up verb (holds up, held up, holding up)
  - Her shoes won't hold up¹
- hold water verb
  - This theory won't hold water¹

Alternate Synonyms for "hold water":

stand up; hold up; survive; last; live; live on; go; endure; hold out

Related Definitions for "hold water":

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.¹
- This theory won't hold water¹

Related Synonyms for hold water

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