hold together

verb

held together; holding together; holds together

1

: to stay joined together or in one piece

The empire held together for many decades.

2

: to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece

The coach hopes to hold the team together for at least one more season.

The box was held together by a strong glue.

Examples of hold together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At around 5 kilometers depth, melt fractions exceeded 30 percent by volume—well past the point where rock can hold together as a coherent slab. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026

Mixture should hold together when squeezed in the palm of your hand. — Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026

All etched into the face of a man who spent his presidency fighting to hold together a nation that seemed determined to tear itself apart. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Like many great works of American literature, the book is an unflinching portrait of a seemingly happy family held together by hubris and fear of change. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for hold together

• altogether
• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether