Hold water definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Hold water definition: If an argument or theory does not hold water , it does not seem to be reasonable or be in... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'holdwater'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× holdwater phrase Ifanargumentortheorydoesnotholdwater,itdoesnotseemtobereasonableorbeinaccordancewiththefacts. ThisargumentsimplycannotholdwaterinEurope. Synonyms:besound,work,standup,beconvincing MoreSynonymsofholdwater SeefulldictionaryentryforwaterCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'holdwater' LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'pedometer' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency holdwaterinBritishEnglish toprovecredible,logical,orconsistent SeefulldictionaryentryforholdCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency holdwaterinBritishEnglish toprovecredible,logical,orconsistent thealibididnotholdwaterSeefulldictionaryentryforwaterCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency holdwaterinAmericanEnglish 1.  tocontainwaterwithoutleaking 2.  toremainsound,consistent,orlogical,withnobreaksorweaknesses anargumentthatdoesn'tholdwater 3.  tokeepaboatatastandstillbyholdingtheoarssteadyinthewater SeefulldictionaryentryforwaterWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency holdwaterinAmericanEnglish Seewater(sense17)SeefulldictionaryentryforholdMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd WordFrequency holdwaterinAmericanEnglish a. tobelogical,defensible,orvalid Thataccusationwon'tholdwater b. tocheckthemovementofarowboatbykeepingtheoarssteadywiththebladesvertical SeefulldictionaryentryforwaterMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Examplesof'holdwater'inasentence holdwater TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Expertssayhisseeminglydaftexplanationmayholdwater.TheSun(2013)Butthisedifyinginterpretationdoesnotholdwater.Hebblethwaite,PeterPaulVI-TheFirstModernPope(1993) Trendsof holdwater Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically holdwater holdupone'shead holdupyourhands holdupright holdwater holdwith holdyourbreath holdyourfire AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'H' Relatedtermsof holdwater somethingdoesnotholdwater Source DefinitionofholdwaterfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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