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hold out

To set something aside or save it for later.
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Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.

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Submitted on August 16, 2009

Additional definitions for 'hold out':

hold outTo hold something out; to extend forward.
hold outTo survive, endure.
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hold that thoughthold over someone's headhold that thought!hold one's head highhold somebody's handhold onhold someone's feet to the firehold one's horseshold that thought a momenthold on to your seathold oneself togetherhold one's liquorhold somebody's handhold over

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