transitive verb
1. : to preserve as a unit : keep from separating into component parts
only rubber bands held the toy together
: preserve from disintegrating or failing
only the force of the man's will held the company together in the last five years
are of different inspirations but all held together by a remarkable unity — American Guide Series: Connecticut
2. : to keep from nervous or mental collapse
the novelist's attempt to hold himself together — Pat Frank
intransitive verb
: to remain loyal to each other : preserve a unanimity of feeling or action
we have only to hold together to go safely through the dark valley — Sir Winston Churchill