Search Result for "hold_water":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.;
- Example: "Her shoes won't hold up"
- Example: "This theory won't hold water"
[syn: stand up, hold up, hold water]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hold water
    v 1: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't
         hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: stand up,
         hold up, hold water]