Hold out and Kill

Hold out

Hold out verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.

Kill and hold out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Hold out".

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

Hold out and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold out" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Mutual synonyms

Both terms in one sentence

  • He wasn't trying to win the battle, he was hoping to hold out long enough for Saladin to negotiate instead of just trying to kill everybody.
  • Identity Amnesia He's actually most likely just attempting to hold out on giving her any information as much as possible so that he can kill his past self, Emiya Shirou.
  • Literature / The Tommyknockers Many of them subsequently kill themselves, succumb to the now normalizing air around Haven or try to futilely hold out against the National Guard.
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