hold water vs endure

hold water and endure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hold water	No	No	Yes	No
endure	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of hold water include go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive.

hold water (verb)	endure (verb)
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	undergo or be subjected to
	continue to live and avoid dying
	last and be usable
	face and withstand with courage
	persist for a specified period of time
	continue to exist