Footer

    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    hold water

    US /hold ˈwɔtɚ/

    ・

    UK /həuld ˈwɔ:tə/

    A1
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
    His alibi just doesn't hold water; it's full of holes.

    Video subtitles

    Top 10 Mindblowing Superman Fan Theories

    11:10Top 10 Mindblowing Superman Fan Theories
    • We suppose Clark's powers operate similarly, but it doesn't entirely hold water.

      We suppose Clark's powers operate similarly, but it doesn't entirely hold water.

    • We suppose Clark's powers operate similarly, but it doesn't entirely hold water.

      We suppose Clark's powers operate similarly, but it doesn't entirely hold water.

    B2

    Saving water in the driest place on Earth ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:19Saving water in the driest place on Earth ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • The problem with sandy soil is that it drains water. If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it. Clay soil, on the other hand, is made of smaller particles which cling or stick together tightly and hold water, helping plants grow.

      The problem with sandy soil is that it drains water. If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it. Clay soil, on the other hand, is made of smaller particles which cling or stick together tightly and hold water, helping plants grow.

    • Clay soil, on the other hand, is made of smaller particles which cling or stick together tightly and hold water, helping plants grow.

      Clay soil, on the other hand, is made of smaller particles which cling or stick together tightly and hold water, helping plants grow.

    B1

    Michelangelo & The Science of Fresco Painting | Chemistry Meets Art

    07:43Michelangelo & The Science of Fresco Painting | Chemistry Meets Art
    • rocks, won't absorb water, but the space created between these particles can most definitely hold water and air.

      rocks, won't absorb water, but the space created between these particles can most definitely hold water and air.

    • But the space created between these particles can most definitely hold water and air.

      But the space created between these particles can most definitely hold water and air.

    B2

    Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That?

    19:48Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That?
    • First, as the temperature of air goes up, its capacity to hold water goes up too.

      First, as the temperature of air goes up, its capacity to hold water goes up too.

    • First, as the temperature of air goes up, its capacity to hold water goes up too.

      First, as the temperature of air goes up, its capacity to hold water goes up too.

    B1

    【宇宙最大謎團 - 時間】Brian Greene 葛林 - 物理學家由淺到深解釋時間 | 早晚會思考的問題

    08:19【宇宙最大謎團 - 時間】Brian Greene 葛林 - 物理學家由淺到深解釋時間 | 早晚會思考的問題
    • Does that hold water?

      Does that hold water?

    • Does that hold water?

      Does that hold water?

    B1

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • what could induce the murderer to stay? That won't  hold water; it doesn't commend itself to reason.”

      what could induce the murderer to stay? That won't  hold water; it doesn't commend itself to reason.”

    • That won't hold water; it doesn't commend itself to reason." "Well, Mr.

      That won't hold water; it doesn't commend itself to reason." "Well, Mr.

    B1

    Is Climate Change Just A Lot of Hot Air?

    02:15Is Climate Change Just A Lot of Hot Air?
    • At the same time, every degree increase in air temperature raises the air's capacity to hold water vapor by about 7%.

      At the same time, every degree increase in air temperature raises the air's capacity to hold water vapor by about 7%.

    • to hold water vapor by about 7 percent. This means parcels of air out over the ocean are

      to hold water vapor by about 7 percent. This means parcels of air out over the ocean are

    B1

    Why Are There Clouds?

    03:15Why Are There Clouds?
    • soil by breaking the bonds that hold water molecules together.

      soil by breaking the bonds that hold water molecules together.

    • hold water molecules together. As the patch of air above collects moisture and heat cooler,

      hold water molecules together. As the patch of air above collects moisture and heat cooler,

    B2

    Most Alcohol-Crazy Creatures of Japanese Folklore

    12:42Most Alcohol-Crazy Creatures of Japanese Folklore
    • If an old clay jug used to hold water or sake has been around unused for long enough, it will have an existential crisis and decide to abandon its life of containerhood.

      If an old clay jug used to hold water or sake has been around unused for long enough, it will have an existential crisis and decide to abandon its life of containerhood.

    • If an old clay jug used to hold water or sake has been around unused for long enough, it will have an existential crisis and decide to abandon its life of containerhood.

      If an old clay jug used to hold water or sake has been around unused for long enough, it will have an existential crisis and decide to abandon its life of containerhood.

    B1

    What Are TARIFFS And Do They Work

    12:51What Are TARIFFS And Do They Work
    • Claims that the tariffs will protect US manufacturing jobs also don't seem to hold water either.

      Claims that the tariffs will protect US manufacturing jobs also don't seem to hold water either.

    • Claims that the tariffs will protect U.S. manufacturing jobs also don't seem to hold water either.

      Claims that the tariffs will protect U.S. manufacturing jobs also don't seem to hold water either.

    B2