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survive vs hold water

hold water vs survive

survive and hold water both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
survive No No Yes No
hold water No No Yes No
As verbs, hold water is a hyponym of survive; that is, hold water is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than survive:
  • survive: continue to live and avoid dying
  • hold water: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Other hyponyms of survive include hold up, stand up, perennate, live out.
survive (verb) hold water (verb)
support oneself resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
continue to live and avoid dying
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
live longer than
Difference between survive and hold water

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