Definition of holds Holds
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- holds (Noun)
Plural of hold.
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| hold - a cell in a jail or prison | ||
| keep | ||
| jail cell, prison cell, cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals | ||
| hold - a stronghold | ||
| stronghold, fastness a strongly fortified defensive structure | ||
| hold - power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them" | ||
| control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" | ||
| hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" | ||
| handle, grip, handgrip | ||
| appendage a part that is joined to something larger | ||
| edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) | ||
| hand tool a tool used with workers' hands | ||
| umbrella having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism" | ||
| luggage, baggage cases used to carry belongings when traveling | ||
| eating utensil, cutlery tableware implements for cutting and eating food | ||
| brush contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police" | ||
| briefcase a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | ||
| handbarrow a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people | ||
| handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" | ||
| baseball bat, lumber an implement used in baseball by the batter | ||
| cricket bat, bat the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting" | ||
| racquet, racket an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit | ||
| ladle a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another | ||
| saucepan a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | ||
| frying pan, frypan, skillet a pan used for frying foods | ||
| spatula a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances | ||
| carpet beater, rug beater implement for beating dust out of carpets | ||
| cheese cutter a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese | ||
| coffeepot tall pot in which coffee is brewed | ||
| coffee cup a cup from which coffee is drunk | ||
| teacup a cup from which tea is drunk | ||
| mug with handle and usually cylindrical | ||
| watering can, watering pot a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants | ||
| carrycot box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried) | ||
| faucet, spigot a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir | ||
| handlebar the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle | ||
| french telephone, handset telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle | ||
| aspergill, aspersorium a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water | ||
| ax handle, axe handle the handle of an ax | ||
| broom handle, broomstick the handle of a broom | ||
| crop the stock or handle of a whip | ||
| haft, helve the handle of a weapon or tool | ||
| hilt the handle of a sword or dagger | ||
| hoe handle the handle of a hoe | ||
| knob a round handle | ||
| mop handle the handle of a mop | ||
| panhandle the handle of a pan | ||
| saddlebow, pommel handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle | ||
| pommel handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle | ||
| rake handle the handle of a rake | ||
| stem, shank the tube of a tobacco pipe | ||
| stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" | ||
| hold - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" | ||
| clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip | ||
| prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | ||
| choke hold, chokehold a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" | ||
| embracement, embracing, embrace a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" | ||
| hold - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" | ||
| delay, time lag, postponement, wait | ||
| intermission, pause, interruption, suspension, break the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
| extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need" | ||
| moratorium suspension of an ongoing activity | ||
| hold - the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo | ||
| cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area | ||
| enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else | ||
| ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight | ||
| hold - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" | ||
| appreciation, grasp | ||
| savvy, apprehension, understanding, discernment the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" | ||
| hold - a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" | ||
| detention, detainment, custody | ||
| confinement the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them | ||
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| hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" | ||
| support, sustain, hold up | ||
| scaffold provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it" | ||
| block shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" | ||
| carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" | ||
| chock support on chocks; "chock the boat" | ||
| buoy, buoy up mark with a buoy | ||
| pole deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | ||
| bracket classify or group | ||
| underpin support from beneath | ||
| prop, prop up, shore up, shore support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" | ||
| truss support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges" | ||
| brace support by bracing | ||
| hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" | ||
| take hold | ||
| let go of, let go, relinquish, release release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" | ||
| grasp, hold on hold firmly | ||
| cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" | ||
| cradle run with the stick | ||
| clinch settle conclusively; "clinch a deal" | ||
| interlace, interlock, lock coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively | ||
| trap to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" | ||
| cradle run with the stick | ||
| hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" | ||
| carry, bear | ||
| sling hurl as if with a sling | ||
| stoop carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane" | ||
| piggyback bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law" | ||
| balance, poise compute credits and debits of an account | ||
| acquit, comport, behave, deport, conduct, bear, carry pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | ||
| hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" | ||
| bear, carry, contain | ||
| include add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group" | ||
| retain keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information" | ||
| hold in, enclose, confine surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" | ||
| hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" | ||
| aver, avow, affirm, swan, assert, verify, swear admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about | ||
| deem, take for, view as, hold keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" | ||
| hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" | ||
| trance, enamour, captivate, enamor, entrance, becharm, beguile, bewitch, enchant, fascinate, charm, capture, catch put into a trance | ||
| hold - take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week" | ||
| command, control make someone do something | ||
| hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" | ||
| postpone, defer, shelve, put over, prorogue, table, set back, put off, hold over, remit hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" | ||
| hold - keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath" | ||
| keep back, restrain, hold back, keep hold back | ||
| hold - remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas" | ||
| conceive, believe, consider, think become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" | ||
| hold - aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" | ||
| take aim, aim, train, direct, take propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" | ||
| hold - cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose" | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| hold - organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" | ||
| throw, have, make, give | ||
| direct command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" | ||
| hold - keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse" | ||
| prevent, keep stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" | ||
| hold - remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" | ||
| go along, go on, proceed, continue, keep start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" | ||
| hold - have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| hold - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" | ||
| keep, maintain | ||
| arrest, turn back, contain, hold back, stop, check turn inside out or upside down | ||
| stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses" | ||
| hold over intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him" | ||
| live on, last, survive, hold out, endure, hold up, live, go persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" | ||
| detain, delay, hold up cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
| keep in cause to stay indoors | ||
| shut out, keep out, shut, exclude remain outside | ||
| keep off, avoid refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises" | ||
| prolong, keep up, sustain lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" | ||
| stay off, keep off refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises" | ||
| keep down, number manage not to throw up | ||
| keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" | ||
| keep up prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam" | ||
| pressurise, pressurize increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" | ||
| uphold, bear on, carry on, preserve, continue stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals | ||
| hold over intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him" | ||
| conserve preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard" | ||
| preserve prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" | ||
| distance keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" | ||
| housekeep maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household | ||
| hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | ||
| control, hold in, contain, check, curb, moderate | ||
| keep back, restrain, hold back, keep hold back | ||
| trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| damp restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
| crucify, mortify, subdue kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified" | ||
| abnegate, deny deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods" | ||
| restrict place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" | ||
| train exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics" | ||
| catch contract; "did you catch a cold?" | ||
| bate soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" | ||
| thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat | ||
| countercheck, counteract check a second time | ||
| hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" | ||
| agree, concur, concord | ||
| take issue, differ, disagree, dissent be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect" | ||
| agree consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" | ||
| settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" | ||
| patch up, conciliate, reconcile, make up, settle come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" | ||
| see eye to eye be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question" | ||
| concede, grant, yield be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" | ||
| subscribe, support adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" | ||
| conclude, resolve bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting" | ||
| fix up, arrange find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl" | ||
| hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" | ||
| have, have got | ||
| sustain, maintain, keep admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" | ||
| hold on, keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" | ||
| keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" | ||
| maintain, keep state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" | ||
| keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" | ||
| monopolise, monopolize have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil" | ||
| wield, exert, maintain handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" | ||
| stockpile, stock, carry have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" | ||
| bear, hold move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" | ||
| feature, have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" | ||
| carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" | ||
| hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" | ||
| restrain, confine | ||
| disenable, disable, incapacitate injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" | ||
| tie down, truss, tie up, bind restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work" | ||
| fetter, shackle restrain with fetters | ||
| enchain restrain or bind with chains | ||
| pinion, shackle cut the wings off (of birds) | ||
| impound, pound place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" | ||
| pound up, pound break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" | ||
| pen up, fold confine in a fold, like sheep | ||
| ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject | ||
| hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" | ||
| declare, adjudge | ||
| pass judgment, evaluate, judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
| acknowledge, admit accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" | ||
| superannuate retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity | ||
| bastardise, bastardize declare a child to be illegitimate | ||
| certify declare legally insane | ||
| call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" | ||
| beatify declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican" | ||
| canonise, canonize, saint declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" | ||
| pronounce, judge, label pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | ||
| strike down, cancel cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village" | ||
| formalise, formalize make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" | ||
| hold - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" | ||
| oblige, bind, obligate | ||
| relate give an account of; "The witness related the events" | ||
| pledge promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" | ||
| article bind by a contract; especially for a training period | ||
| indenture, indent bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" | ||
| tie down restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work" | ||
| hold - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" | ||
| reserve, book | ||
| procure, secure get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" | ||
| bespeak, request, call for, quest be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" | ||
| hold open, keep open, save, keep retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" | ||
| hold - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" | ||
| halt, arrest | ||
| stop cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" | ||
| hold - protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" | ||
| defend, guard | ||
| protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" | ||
| hold - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" | ||
| contain, take | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" | ||
| apply, go for | ||
| have-to doe with, concern, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, relate, refer, touch be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" | ||
| hold - secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" | ||
| retain, keep back, hold back | ||
| hold on, keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" | ||
| hold down restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep" | ||
| hold - resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" | ||
| defy, withstand, hold up | ||
| stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses" | ||
| brave, brave out, weather, endure change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut" | ||
| hold - have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" | ||
| bear | ||
| have got, have, hold suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" | ||
| hold - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" | ||
| deem, view as, take for | ||
| regard, view, reckon, consider, see look at attentively | ||
| hold - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" | ||
| prevail, obtain | ||
| exist, be have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" | ||
| hold - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" | ||
| carry | ||
| booze, fuddle, drink take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" | ||
| hold - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" | ||
| harbor, harbour, entertain, nurse | ||
| experience, feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" | ||
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Wiktionary
- hold (Noun)
A grasp or grip. - hold (Noun)
Something reserved or kept. - hold (Noun)
A position or grip used to control the opponent. - hold (Noun)
The percentage the house wins on a gamble. - hold (Noun)
An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken. - hold (Noun)
The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, often cargo hold . - hold (Verb)
To grasp or grip. - hold (Verb)
To contain or store. - hold (Verb)
To have and keep possession of something. - hold (Verb)
To reserve. - hold (Verb)
To cause to wait or delay. - hold (Verb)
To detain. - hold (Verb)
To maintain, to consider, to opine. - hold (Verb)
To bind someone to a consequence of that person's actions. - hold (Verb)
To be or remain valid; to apply; to hold true; to hold good. - hold (Verb)
To win one's own service game . - hold (Verb)
To organise an event or meeting. - hold (Adjective)
Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- hold (n.)
The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed. - hold (v. t.)
To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. - hold (v. t.)
To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend. - hold (v. t.)
To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office. - hold (v. t.)
To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. - hold (v. t.)
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain. - hold (v. t.)
To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service. - hold (v. t.)
To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for. - hold (v. t.)
To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. - hold (v. t.)
To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge. - hold (v. t.)
To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high. - hold (n. i.)
In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: - hold (n. i.)
Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative. - hold (n. i.)
Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. - hold (n. i.)
Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist. - hold (n. i.)
Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for. - hold (n. i.)
To restrain one's self; to refrain. - hold (n. i.)
To derive right or title; -- generally with of. - hold (n.)
The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay. - hold (n.)
The authority or ground to take or keep; claim. - hold (n.)
Binding power and influence. - hold (n.)
Something that may be grasped; means of support. - hold (n.)
A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard. - hold (n.)
A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold. - hold (n.)
A character [thus /] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also pause, and corona.
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To grasp or grip (particularly with the hand) so that the object does not end up at the surface below. -
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To contain or hold; have within. -
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To have effectiveness or legal force, to be applicable. -
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The understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something. -
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To maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings).
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hÅld, v.t. to keep possession of or authority over: to sustain: to defend: to maintain, support: to occupy: to derive title to: to bind: to confine: to restrain: to stop, as in 'to cry hold:' to continue: to persist in: to contain: to celebrate: to esteem: (Shak.) to endure: (arch.) to bet.āv.i. to remain fixed: to be true or unfailing: to continue unbroken or unsubdued: to adhere: to derive right:āpr.p. hÅldā²ing; pa.t. held; pa.p. held (obs. hÅldā²en).ān. act or manner of holding: seizure: power of seizing: something for support: a place of confinement: custody: a fortified place: (mus.) a mark over a rest or note, indicating that it is to be prolonged.āns. Holdā²-all, a general receptacle, esp. a big carpet-bag; Holdā²-back, a check: a strap joining the breeching to the shaft of a vehicle; Holdā²-beam, one of the beams crossing a ship's hold and strengthening the framework.āHoldā²en (B.), old pa.p. of hold.āns. Holdā²er; Holdā²-fast, that which holds fast: a long nail: a catch; Holdā²ing, anything held: a farm held of a superior: hold: influence: (Scots law) tenure.āHold forth, to put forward: show: to speak in public, to declaim; Hold hard! stop! Hold in, to restrain, check: to restrain one's self; Hold of (Pr. Bk.), to regard; Hold off, to keep at a distance; Hold on, to persist in something: to continue: to cling; Hold one in hand, to amuse in order to gain some advantage; Hold one's own, to maintain one's position; Hold one's peace, Hold one's tongue, to keep silence; Hold out, to endure, last; Hold over, to postpone, to keep possession of land or a house beyond the term of agreement; Hold the market (see Market); Hold together, to remain united: to cohere; Hold up, to raise: to continue to go at the same rate; Hold water, to be sound and firm, to endure trial; Hold with, to take sides with. [A.S. healdan; Old High Ger. haltan, Goth. haldan.] -
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hÅld, n. the interior cavity of a ship between the floor and the lower deck, used for the cargo. [Dut. hol, a cavity or hole, with excrescent d.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine āļø
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cale, the whole interior cavity or belly of a ship, or all that part of her inside, which is comprehended between the floor and the lower-deck, throughout her whole length.This capacious apartment usually contains the ballast, provisions, and stores of a ship of war, and the principal part of the cargo in a merchantman. The disposition of those articles, with regard to each other, &c. necessarily falls under our consideration in the article STOWAGE; it suffices in this place to say, that the places where the ballast, water, provisions, and liquors are stowed, are known by the general name of the hold. The several store-rooms are separated from each other by bulk-heads, and are denominated according to the articles which they contain, the sail-room, the bread-room, the fish-room, the spirit-room, &c.To trim the HOLD. See the article TRIM.After-HOLD, a general name given to all that part of the hold which lies abaft the main-mast.Fore-HOLD, that part of the hold which is situated in the fore-part of the ship, or before the main hatch-way. -
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in navigation, is generally understood to signify a particular situation of a ship with regard to the shore, by which she is enabled to keep within a sufficient distance, to facilitate her course, or answer some other important object. Hence we say, Keep a good hold of the land! or, Keep the shore well aboard! which are synonimous phrases, implying to keep near, or in sight of the land.
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The whole interior cavity of a ship, or all that part comprehended between the floor and the lower deck throughout her length.--The after-hold lies abaft the main-mast, and is usually set apart for the provisions in ships of war.--The fore-hold is situated about the fore-hatchway, in continuation with the main-hold, and serves the same purposes.--The main-hold is just before the main-mast, and generally contains the fresh water and beer for the use of the ship's company.--To rummage the hold is to examine its contents.--To stow the hold is to arrange its contents in the most secure and commodious manner possible.--To trim the hold (see TRIM OF THE HOLD). Also, an Anglo-Saxon term for a fort, castle, or stronghold.--Hold is also generally understood of a ship with regard to the land or to another ship; hence we say, "Keep a good hold of the land," or "Keep the land well aboard," which are synonymous phrases, implying to keep near the land; when applied to a ship, we say, "She holds her own;" i.e. goes as fast as the other ship; holds her wind, or way.--To hold. To assemble for public business; as, to hold a court-martial, a survey, &c.--Hold! An authoritative way of separating combatants, according to the old military laws at tournaments, &c.; stand fast!
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To keep oneās self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed; as, not to move; to halt; to stop. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken. To hold oneās own, to keep up; not to lose ground or be left behind.
