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RESIST |
Hold out |
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OLDCHAP |
Hold cap out for codger |
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PROTEND |
To hold out; to stretch forth. |
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OBTEND |
To oppose; to hold out in opposition. |
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EXTEND |
To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. |
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COAL-WHIPPER |
One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship. |
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STAY |
To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays
well. |
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ENDURE |
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer
patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. |
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PRETEND |
To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or
performing; to profess; to make believe; to feign; to sham; as, to
pretend to be asleep. |
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OFFER |
To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for
acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer
one's self in marriage. |
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OUTRIGGER |
Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use,
as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a
building, to support hoisting teckle. |
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CONTROLLER |
...or
controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable
tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until
dise... |
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MENACE |
To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out
a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually
followed by w... |
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RABBET |
... of the
edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another
member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold ... |