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outheld

outheld is the simple past and past participle of outhold.

Meaning of outhold

Verb

outhold (third-person singular simple present outholds, present participle outholding, simple past outheld, past participle outheld or (obsolete) outholden)

  1. (UK, dialectal) To hold out; extend.
  2. (UK, dialectal) To hold out, endure; resist, withstand; keep out by force, exclude.
  3. To hold better than someone or something else.
    • This new tack outholds the older one.
  4. To hold longer than another player.

Questions about outheld

What is outheld the simple past and past participle of?
Outheld is the simple past and past participle of outhold.

Words near outheld in the dictionary

  1. outhear
  2. outheard
  3. outhearing
  4. outhears
  5. outheel
  6. outheld
  7. outherod
  8. outheroded
  9. outheroding
  10. outherods
  11. outhike

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