1.
to last, especially in a difficult situation :
We can stay here for as long as our supplies hold out.
2.
to resist or survive in a dangerous or difficult situation :
The rebels held out in the mountains for several years.
1.
to last, especially in a difficult situation :
We can stay here for as long as our supplies hold out.
2.
to resist or survive in a dangerous or difficult situation :
The rebels held out in the mountains for several years.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005