hold out vs be

hold out and be both are verbs.

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

hold out (verb)	be (verb)
thrust or extend out	spend or use time
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
continue to live and avoid dying	have an existence, be extant
last and be usable	have life, be alive
wait uncompromisingly for something desirable	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form