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hold together

transitive verb

1. : to preserve as a unit : keep from separating into component parts

only rubber bands held the toy together

: preserve from disintegrating or failing

only the force of the man's will held the company together in the last five years

are of different inspirations but all held together by a remarkable unity — American Guide Series: Connecticut

2. : to keep from nervous or mental collapse

the novelist's attempt to hold himself together — Pat Frank

intransitive verb

: to remain loyal to each other : preserve a unanimity of feeling or action

we have only to hold together to go safely through the dark valley — Sir Winston Churchill

Useful english dictionary. 2012.