Dic: hold (some of its intransitve usages)

12 [VERB] V | If part of a structure holds, it does not fall or break although there is a lot of force or pressure on it.

• How long would the roof hold?

13 [VERB] V | If laws or rules hold, they exist and remain in force.

• These laws also hold for universities.

10 [VERB] V, V | If a good situation holds, it continues and does not get worse or fail.

• Our luck couldn't hold for ever.
• Would the weather hold?

11 [VERB] V | If an argument or theory holds, it is true or valid, even after close examination.

• Today, most people think that argument no longer holds.

..... Cobuild