v.
1) ( B ) ('to offer') they didn't ~ much hope to us
2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ against ('to resist') (they held out against the enemy for a month)
3) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to demand') (they held out for better terms)
4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on ('to keep information from') (don't ~ on me)