hold water holdup man • hold yard · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · hold water · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.. Synonyms: stand up, hold up, hold water. Examples: "Her shoes won't hold up." "This theory won't hold water." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · stand up · · Synonym 1 hold up · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077