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Definition of Hold water
1. Verb. Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.. "This theory won't hold water"
Generic synonyms: Endure, Go, Hold Out, Hold Up, Last, Live, Live On, Survive
Definition of Hold water
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hold Water
Literary usage of Hold water
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes by Robert Fiske Griggs (1922)
"THE CRATER WOULD hold water ENOUGH TO SUPPLY NEW YORK OVER FOUR YEARS Statistics
of dimensions of such magnitude, however, convey little meaning. ..."
2. The Genesee Farmer. (1849)
"The warmer the atmosphere, the greater is its capacity to hold water in the
condition of a diffused, invisible vapor. The lower strata of air are heated ..."
3. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1873)
"Another form of the earth-oven is to line the hole with a hide, which will hold
water, this " paunch kettle" combines the advantages of boiling and baking. ..."
4. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"They are intended to hold water though they do not at all times hold water.
I think they must be treated as a reservoir, and therefore that they come within ..."
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