defend vs hold out

defend and hold out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defend	No	No	Yes	No
hold out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hold out is a hyponym of defend; that is, hold out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defend:

defend (verb)	hold out (verb)
argue or speak in defense of	thrust or extend out
state or assert	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
be on the defensive; act against an attack	continue to live and avoid dying
protect against a challenge or attack	last and be usable
protect or fight for as a champion	wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
fight against or resist strongly
be the defense counsel for someone in a trial