hold out
• resist or survive in difficult circumstances.
• "the troops held out against constant attacks"
Similar:
resist,
withstand,
hold off,
fight off,
fend off,
keep off,
keep at bay,
stand up to,
square up to,
fight against,
bear up against,
stand fast against,
stand firm against,
hold the line against,
Opposite:
yield to,
• have a feeling of hope or optimism.
• "only time will tell if the plan is successful, but I'm not holding out much hope"
holdout
noun
• an act of resisting something or refusing to accept what is offered.
• "a defiant holdout against a commercial culture"
