Betekenis van:
hold water

to hold water
Werkwoord
    • resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
    "This theory won't hold water"

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    1. How much water does this bottle hold?
    2. How many liters of water does this swimming pool hold?
    3. I think your theory does not hold water.
    4. This jar can hold two liters of hot water.
    5. Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
    6. At the meeting he said a lot, but his argument did not hold water.
    7. We can stay here for as long as our supplies of food and water hold out.
    8. Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.
    9. Since the product is safe enough to hold a child above the water it is classifiable under CN code 95062900.
    10. means to facilitate re-embarkation in particular where collective use is intended as well as means of getting hold when in the water in an emergency;
    11. .5b Portable extinguishers shall be provided at each deck level in each hold or compartment where vehicles are carried, spaced not more than 20 metres apart on both sides of the space. At least one portable fire extinguisher shall be located at each access to such space. In addition the following fire extinguishing appliances shall be provided in special category spaces: .1 at least three water-fog applicators; and
    12. Other risks associated with the specific products which can also cause more or less serious injuries include risks related to the product design, such as drifting away, loosing hold, fall from high height, entrapment or entanglement above or below water surface, sudden loss of buoyancy, capsizing, cold shock, as well as the risks inherent to their use, such as collision and impact, and risks linked to winds, currents and tides.
    13. .5 Tanks which are intended to hold liquids, and which form part of the subdivision of the ship, shall be tested for tightness with water to a head up to the deepest subdivision load line or to a head corresponding to two thirds of the depth from the top of keel to the margin line in way of the tanks, whichever is the greater, provided that in no case shall the test head be less than 0,9 metres above the top of the tank; if testing by water is impracticable, air leak testing while the tanks are subjected to an air pressure of not more than 0,14 bar may be accepted.