outhold

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#OUTHOLDCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#OUTHOLD outholden, equivalent to out- +‎ holdCategory:English terms prefixed with out-#HOLD. Cognate with Scots outhald (“to outhold”).

Pronunciation

Verb

outhold (third-person singular simple present outholds, present participle outholding, simple past outheld, past participle outheld or (obsolete) outholden)Category:English lemmas#OUTHOLDCategory:English verbs#OUTHOLDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OUTHOLDCategory:Pages with entries#OUTHOLDCategory:Pages with 1 entry#OUTHOLD

  1. (UKCategory:British English#OUTHOLD dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#OUTHOLD) To hold out; extend.
  2. (UKCategory:British English#OUTHOLD dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#OUTHOLD) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#OUTHOLD
  4. (pokerCategory:en:Poker#OUTHOLD) To hold longer than another player.

Anagrams

Category:English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs#OUTHOLD
Category:British English Category:English dialectal terms Category:English lemmas Category:English terms derived from Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English Category:English terms prefixed with out- Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Category:English terms with usage examples Category:English verbs Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:en:Poker