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hold water vs last

last vs hold water

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

hold water is not an adjective while last is an adjective.

hold water and last both are verbs.

hold water is not an adverb while last is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hold water No No Yes No
last Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, last is a hypernym of hold water; that is, last is a word with a broader meaning than hold water:
  • hold water: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  • last: continue to live and avoid dying
Other hypernyms of hold water include endure, go, hold out, hold up, live, live on, survive.
hold water (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 water (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 water (verb) last (verb)
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. persist for a specified period of time
continue to live and avoid dying
hold water (adverb) last (adverb)
most recently
the item at the end
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