To hold water Meaning, Definition & Usage
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(a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps or holes; commonly used in a negative sense; as, his statements will not hold water. Collog.(b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus checking the headway of a boat.
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