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hold someone or something together

to keep a group of people or things together. She worked at two jobs in order to hold her family together. Our club was failing despite our efforts to hold it together.

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hold something together

to keep the parts of an object together. Hold this broken vase together until I get back with the glue. What can I use to hold this together?

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hold together

[for something] to keep from falling apart. Don't run the engine too fast because it won't hold together. Do you think that this book will hold together much longer?

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hold together

v.

1. To keep something from falling apart: The paper clip held together the memos. The rubber band held the manuscript together.

2. To remain functional and whole: I'm surprised that old car is still holding together so well. I hope this computer holds together until I can afford a new one. My family has managed to hold together through some tough times.

3. To maintain one's composure. Used reflexively: Hold yourself together. He held himself together after the accident.

4. To be logically sound: Your explanation doesn't really hold together.

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