Hold up and Run out

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

Usage example: the air conditioner held up this year, but it's not going to make it through another summer

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Run out is an antonym for hold up.

Run out verb - Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working.

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Hold up is an antonym for run out.

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Run out and Hold up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_up/run_out

Hold up & Run out. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_up/run_out>.

Run out or Hold up. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_up/run_out.

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