held water

A form of hold water — To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hold water
Cite this entry
APA

held water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/held%20water

MLA

“held water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/held%20water. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “held water,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/held%20water.

Source: held water on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.