Definition of "hold together"

hold together

verb
third-person singular simple present holds together, present participle holding together, simple past and past participle held together
1. (transitive) To cause to stay together.
  Quotations
  Porphire & alle hise heolden ham togederes.
  a. 1225, The Legend of St Katherine, l. 2268
  ...the sacred bandThat holds mankind together...
  1785, William Cowper, Task, ll. 687 f
2. (figuratively, idiomatic) Synonym of hold it together: to cope with adversity.
3. (intransitive) To stay together.
  Quotations
  ...That thai schuld frely fond,To hold togider at eueri nede...
  c. 1330, Amis and Amiloun, ll. 151 f
  There was hope that the ship would hold together.
  1861, Temple Bar, number 3, page 509
  The Inspecting Officer draws attention to the remarkable way in which the train held together after the final derailment; this was due in no small measure to the robustness of the buckeye couplings fitted to the coaches.
  1960 March, “Talking of Trains: The Slough derailment”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132