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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

outhold en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English outholden, equivalent to out- + hold. Cognate with Scots outhald (“to outhold”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal) To hold out; extend.
  2. (UK, dialectal) To hold out, endure; resist, withstand; keep out by force, exclude.
  3. To hold better than someone or something else.
    • This new tack outholds the older one.
  4. To hold longer than another player.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
outheld Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outheld Tense=Past lexicographic
outholding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outholden Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part obsolete lexicographic
outholds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic