hold out vs last

hold out is not a noun while last is a noun.

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

As verbs, hold out and last are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of hold out include endure, go, hold up, live, live on, survive.

As verbs, last is a hypernym of hold out; that is, last is a word with a broader meaning than hold out:

Other hypernyms of hold out include endure.

hold out (noun)	last (noun)
	a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
	holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
	the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
	a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
	a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
	the last or lowest in an ordering or series
	the temporal end; the concluding time
	the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

hold out (adjective)	last (adjective)
	coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
	occurring at or forming an end or termination
	occurring at the time of death
	highest in extent or degree
	immediately past
	conclusive in a process or progression
	not to be altered or undone
	most unlikely or unsuitable
	lowest in rank or importance

hold out (verb)	last (verb)
thrust or extend out	persist for a specified period of time
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	continue to live and avoid dying
continue to live and avoid dying
last and be usable
wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

hold out (adverb)	last (adverb)
	most recently
	the item at the end