hold together
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Verb
hold together (third-person singular simple present holds together, present participle holding together, simple past and past participle held together)
- (transitive) To cause to stay together.
- a. 1225, The Legend of St Katherine, l. 2268:
- 1785, William Cowper, "Task", ll. 687 f.:
- ...the sacred band
That holds mankind together...
- ...the sacred band
- (figuratively, idiomatic) Synonym of hold it together: to cope with adversity.
- (intransitive) To stay together.
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References
- “hold together” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “hold, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1899.
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