transitive. To suffer (pain, hardship, or adversity) without being overcome or overwhelmed; to endure or resist (something) without giving in; to…

intransitive. To endure or hold out in the face of adversity; to bear up. Also occasionally transitive with it in the same sense. Obsolete.

intransitive. To continue in existence; to endure, last, hold out, survive. Now rare.

Phrases. to bear, hold tack, to be substantial, strong, or lasting; to hold out, endure, hold one's own.

intransitive. To continue to resist; to hold out.

intr. to tough it (out): to withstand (to the end) difficult conditions or adverse circumstances without flinching. Cf. to rough it out at rough, v.2…

Colloquial phrases. stiff as a poker; stiff in the back, firm, resolute; to keep (carry, have) a stiff upper lip, to be firm, unyielding; hence sti…

Phrases. †to hold up by the chin: to keep from sinking, support. †of the first chin: with the beard just beginning to grow. up to the chin…

intransitive. To persist in spite of adversity (as of a boxer apparently facing defeat); to hold out or endure; also, to wait around. Frequently imper…