help out
To be helpful or useful; help sometimes or somewhat.
Mr. Smith helps out with the milking on the farm.
Tom helps out in the store after school.
To help (someone) especially in a time of need; aid; assist.
Jane is helping out Mother by minding the baby.
When John couldn't add the numbers, the teacher helped him out.
hem in
hem around
hem about
To put something around, or to be placed around; surround.
Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides.
As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys.
hide out
To go into hiding, as in the case of a criminal on the run.
He tried to hide out but the police tracked him down.
hideout
A place where one hides.
The wanted criminal used several hideouts but he was captured in the end.
hire out
To accept a job; take employment.
Frank hired out as a saxophonist with a dance band.
To rent (as owner).
John used to hire out his tractor sometimes when he didn't need it himself.
hold out
To put forward; reach out; extend; offer.
Mr. Ryan held out his hand in welcome.
The clerk held out a dress for Martha to try on.
The Company held out many fine promises to Jack in order to get him to work for them.
To keep resisting; not yield; refuse to give up.
The city held out for six months under siege.
If our supply of food and water holds out, we plan to camp here for another week. However, whenever it gives out, we’ll have to leave.
That nation’s troops cannot hold out much longer against the superior forces of the enemy.
To refuse to agree or settle until one's wishes have been agreed to.
The strikers held out for a raise of five cents an hour.
The valuable football player held out for more money before signing a new contract with his team.
To keep something from; refuse information or belongings to which someone has a right.
Mr. Porters partner held out on him when the big payment came in.
Mother gave Bobby cookies for all the children in the yard, but he held out on them and ate the cookies himself.
John knew that the family would go to the beach Saturday, but he held out on his brother.
holdout
A rebel who refuses to go with the majority.
Sam was a lone holdout in town; he refused to sell his old lakefront cottage to make place for a skyscraper.
hole out
To finish play in golf by hitting the ball into the cup.
The other players waited for Palmer to hole out before they putted.