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 be consistent be believed ring true prove out be acceptable stand to reason be sound bear examination

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Antonyms

be false be incorrect be made up be untrue be inaccurate seem 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