hold water

Speech parts

1. hold water - Verb

2. hold water - Phrase

Meaning

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

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Synonyms

stand up hold up wash hold stick make sense hang together ring true stand to reason prove out be consistent be believed be credible be plausible be sound
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Antonyms

be false be made up be incorrect be inaccurate be untrue be fabricated
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Hypernyms

last live survive endure go live on

Examples

Her shoes won't hold up Source: Internet

This theory won't hold water Source: Internet

Because Grande Comore is geologically a relatively new island, its soil is thin and rocky and cannot hold water. Source: Internet

However, it is heavy, does not hold water very well, and it must be sterilized between uses. Source: Internet

And, there are reasons that the church has used titles and clerical collars to identify pastors, reasons that still hold water today. Source: Internet

As a result, not all Theist arguments hold water… and I came to the New Atheist debates with an open mind concerning which arguments are solid and which can be undermined. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

hold water

Close letter words and terms

hold up to view hold up your end of the bargain hold very dear hold with the hare and run with the hounds hold yew hard hold your feet to the fire