Hold

Verb

 * 1)  To grasp or grip.
 * Hold the pencil like this.
 * 1)  To contain or store.
 * This package holds six bottles.
 * 1)  To have and keep possession of something.
 * Hold my coat for me.
 * The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.
 * 1)  To reserve.
 * Hold a table for us at 7:00.
 * 1)  To cause to wait or delay.
 * Hold the elevator.
 * 1)  To detain.
 * Hold the suspect in this cell.
 * 1)  To maintain, to consider.
 * 2) * 1776, Thomas Jefferson et al., United States Declaration of Independence:
 * We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
 * 1)  To be or remain valid; to apply; to hold true; to hold good.
 * 2)  To win one's own service game.
 * 3) (aviation) To keep an aircraft within a specified space or location which is identified by visual or other means in accordance with Air Traffic Control instructions.

Antonyms

 * release

Derived terms

 * be left holding the baby
 * holdall
 * hold a candle to
 * hold a grudge
 * hold back
 * hold down
 * holder
 * hold fast
 * hold forth
 * holding


 * hold it
 * hold off
 * hold on
 * hold on to
 * hold one's breath
 * hold one's fire
 * hold one's horses
 * hold one's liquor
 * hold one's own
 * hold out


 * hold over
 * hold someone's feet to the fire


 * hold the fort
 * hold up
 * hold-ups
 * hold water
 * hold with the hare and run with the hounds
 * uphold
 * withhold
 * See also held and holding

Noun

 * 1) A grasp or grip.
 * Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
 * 1) Something reserved or kept.
 * We have a hold here for you.
 * 1)  A position or grip used to control the opponent.
 * He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.
 * 1)  The cargo area of a ship, (often cargo hold).
 * Put that in the hold.
 * 1)  The percentage the house wins on a gamble.
 * 2)  An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
 * 3) * 1898,, Chapter 4
 * So I felt my way down the passage back to the vault, and recked not of the darkness, nor of Blackbeard and his crew, if only I could lay my lips to liquor. Thus I groped about the barrels till near the top of the stack my hand struck on the spile of a keg, and drawing it, I got my mouth to the hold.
 * So I felt my way down the passage back to the vault, and recked not of the darkness, nor of Blackbeard and his crew, if only I could lay my lips to liquor. Thus I groped about the barrels till near the top of the stack my hand struck on the spile of a keg, and drawing it, I got my mouth to the hold.

Derived terms

 * foothold
 * handhold
 * household
 * no holds barred
 * on hold
 * stronghold
 * threshhold
 * military hold
 * personal hold

Adjectives for Hold
(grip)

spiritual; demoniac; tenacious; vise-like; passionate; careless; fragile; imploring; pocket.

Verbs for Hold
bar—; break—; catch—; correct—; divert—; emerge from—; escape—; evade—; force—; gain — on; knit—; loose—; maintain—; mend—; obtain—; seize—; take—; —slips; —supports; —yields. (ship) assemble in—; ballast—; cache in—; chain in—; conceal in—; condemn to—; confine to—; couch in—; hide in—; lock in—; pro¬vide—; replenish—; stock in—; store in—; stow in—; stuff—.

Adverbs for Hold
stubbornly; desperately; proudly; tenaciously; securely; frenziedly; obstinately; inviolably; jealously; staunchly; tenderly; tremulously; deferentially; permanently; stoutly; hungrily; tentatively; gingerly; dexterously; automatically; diplomatically.

Thesaurus
abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage, adverse possession, affirm, afford support, agglomerate, agree to, agree with, allege, allow, alodium, amass, announce, annunciate, answer, apply, apprehension, approve of, archives, argue, armory, arrest, arrestation, arsenal, ascendancy, assemble, assert, assever, asseverate, assimilate, assume, attic, authority, avail, aver, avoid, avouch, avow, back, back up, backlog, balance, ballast, bank, bar, basement, bastion, bay, be, be afraid, be consistent, be enfeoffed of, be equal to, be extant, be found, be in existence, be judicious, be met with, be possessed of, be present, be seized of, be the case, be there, be true, be truthful, beachhead, bear, bear hug, bear up, belay, believe, beset, bide, bin, bite, blockhouse, boast, bolster, bolster up, bonded warehouse, bookcase, booth, bosom, bottle up, box, box up, brace, breathe, bridgehead, bridle, bunch, bunker, buoy up, burgage, buttery, buttress, cage, call, cancel, capture, care, cargo dock, carry, carry on, castle, catch, catch up, catching, cavity, cease, cell, cellar, cellarage, cellule, chamber, character, charge, charisma, charm, check, cherish, chest, citadel, claim, clamp, clasp, claws, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling to, clinging, clip, cloister, closet, clot, clout, cluster, clutch, clutches, coagulate, coal bin, cohere, collaring, collect, colony, command, compartment, compel, complete, comprehend, comprise, conceal, conceive, condone, conduct, confine, conform to fact, congeal, conglomerate, consequence, conservatory, consider, constrain, contain, contend, continue, continue to be, control, convene, convoke, cool, cool off, coop, coop in, coop up, cork up, count, count in, countenance, counterbalance, coup, cover, cradle, crate, credit, crib, crutch, crypt, cumulate, cupboard, curb, curtail, cushion, custodianship, custody, custos, cut it out, cyclone cellar, daresay, de facto, de jure, death grip, decelerate, declaim, declare, deem, defeat time, defer, defy time, delay, deny, dependency, depository, depot, derivative title, desist, detain, diminish, direct, discontinue, display, do, do it, dock, dominance, domination, dominion, dompt, donjon, dot, dragnet, drawer, drive, drop it, dump, dwell, effect, embody, embosom, embrace, eminence, encage, enchant, enchantment, encircle, enclose, enclosed space, encompass, end, endure, enfold, engage, engage in, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enjoin, enjoy, entertain, enthrall, enunciate, environ, envisage, esteem, estimate, exchequer, exercise, exercise judgment, exhibit, exist, expect, express, express an opinion, expression mark, extend, fancy, fare, fascinate, fasthold, fastness, favor, fee fief, fee position, fee simple, fee simple absolute, fee simple conditional, fee simple defeasible, fee simple determinable, fee tail, feel, fence in, fend off, feodum, fermata, feud, fiefdom, fill, fill in, fill out, fill the bill, firm, firm hold, firm up, fondle, foothold, footing, footplate, footrail, footrest, forbear, force, forcible seizure, forgo, form an opinion, fort, fortress, foster, frankalmoign, free socage, freehold, freeze, freeze to, fulfill, function, garner, garner up, garrison, garrison house, gather into barns, gavelkind, get by, give over, give support, glory hole, go, go around, go on, go out, godown, good feeling, govern, grab, grabbing, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, grow together, guard, guarding, guess, hack it, haft, halt, hand, handclasp, handhold, handle, hands, hang on, hang on to, hang together, happen to be, harangue, harbor, have, have a hunch, have an idea, have an impression, have an inkling, have and hold, have being, have done with, have in hand, have place, have tenure of, have the idea, having title to, heap up, helm, helve, hem in, hide, hinder, hoard, hoard up, hold, hold as, hold at bay, hold back, hold down, hold fast, hold forth, hold good, hold in, hold in check, hold in custody, hold in leash, hold in restraint, hold off, hold on, hold on to, hold out, hold over, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hold tight, hold together, hold true, hold up, hold water, hold with, holder, holding, hole, hollow, hug, hutch, hypnotize, imagine, immerse, immobilize, immure, impede, impel, importance, impound, imprison, incidental power, include, incorporate, infatuate, influence, influentiality, inhibit, insinuation, insist, involve, involve the interest, iron grip, iron hand, issue a manifesto, jail, judge, jurisdiction, just do, keep, keep afloat, keep alive, keep back, keep from, keep going, keep hold of, keep in, keep in check, keep in custody, keep in detention, keep off, keep on, keep out, keep under control, keep up, keeping, key signature, kidnapping, knight service, knock it off, last, last long, last out, lay down, lay fee, lay off, lay up, lead, leadership, lease, leasehold, leave off, legal claim, legal possession, lend support, lengthen, leverage, library, lie, ligature, live, live on, live through, locker, locus standi, look on, look upon, look upon as, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, magnetism, mainstay, maintain, make the grade, manage, mandate, manger, manifesto, mark, martello, martello tower, mass, mastership, mastery, measure, meet, meet requirements, mesmerize, metronomic mark, mew, mew up, moment, monopolize, mote, motte, mug, nabbing, nail down, never let go, nip, not let go, notation, number among, nurse, nurture, obsess, obtain, occupancy, occupation, occupy, occupy the attention, occur, offer, operate, opine, orate, original title, own, owning, participate in, pass, pass muster, pause, peel, peel tower, pen, pen up, perch, perdure, perennate, perpetuate, persevere, persist, personality, persuasion, pew, picking up, pile up, pillbox, pillow, pin down, pine, possess, possessing, possession, possessor, post, postpone, potato cellar, potency, pound, power, power grab, predicate, predominance, prehension, preoccupancy, preoccupation, preoccupy, preponderance, prepossession, presa, prescription, present, preserve, preside over, pressure, prestige, presume, prevail, preventive custody, proclaim, profess, proffer, prohibit, prolong, prop, property, property rights, propose, propound, proprietary rights, proprietor, protection, protective custody, protest, protract, prove out, prove to be, prove true, pull, pull in, purchase, put, put it, put off, put up, qualify, quit, rack, rail in, range, rath, reach, reach out, rebuff, receive, reckon, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, reduce, refrain, refrain from, refuse, regard, reign, rein, rein in, reinforce, reins of government, relinquish, remain, remain valid, renounce, repel, repertory, repository, repress, repulse, repute, reserve, reservoir, resist, restrain, restrict, retain, retard, retrench, rick, rob, rule, run, run on, running in, safehold, safekeeping, satisfy, save, save up, say, scrub, seal up, secrete, segno, seisin, seize, seizure, seizure of power, sense, serve, serve the purpose, set, set back, set down, set down as, shackle, shelf, shore, shore up, shoulder, show, shut in, shut up, sign, signature, slow down, slow up, slur, snatch, snatching, snub, socage, solidify, span, spare, speak, speak out, speak up, spellbind, spread, squat, squat on, squatting, squirrel, squirrel away, stabilitate, stabilize, stack, stack room, stall, stance, stand, stand for, stand on, stand the test, stand up, standing, standing place, state, stay, stay on, stay put, steady, stick, stick to, stick together, stick up, stock room, stock up, stockpile, stop, storage, store, store up, storehouse, storeroom, storm cellar, straddle, straiten, stretch, stretch out, strong point, stronghold, suasion, subbasement, sublease, submit, subscribe to, subsidize, subsist, subtle influence, subvention, suffice, suggestion, supply base, supply depot, support, suppose, suppress, supremacy, surmise, surround, survive, suspect, suspend, sustain, sway, sweep, swell, symbol, take, take for, take hold of, take in, take into account, take into consideration, take it, take up, taking in, taking into custody, talons, tank, tarry, tempo mark, tenancy, tenantry, tender, tenure, tenure in chivalry, terminate, think, think of, thrust out, tide over, tie, tight grip, time signature, title, toehold, tower, tower of strength, traction, transfix, treasure, treasure house, treasure room, treasure up, treasury, trow, underbrace, undergird, underlease, underlie, underpin, underset, undertenancy, upbear, uphold, upkeep, upper hand, usucapion, usucapt, vat, vault, view as, villein socage, villeinhold, villenage, vinculum, wait, wall in, ward, warehouse, wash, waylay, wear, wear well, ween, weight, whip hand, wine cellar, withhold, withstand, work

Etymology
From holden:, from  healdan:, from, from. The noun influenced by hald:. Cognate with houden:,  halten:,  holde:.

Verb

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 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, , 握る
 * Lao: (thyy)
 * Latin:
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Portuguese:, ,
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 * Spanish:, , , ,
 * Telugu: గ్రహించు


 * Armenian: պարունակել (parunakel)
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: 入っている,, 擁する
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: పొందుట


 * Armenian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, tenir


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:, , 所持する
 * Spanish: ,
 * Telugu: ఉంచుకొనుట


 * Finnish: ,
 * French: garder
 * Hungarian: fenntart


 * Japanese: 予約する
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: భద్రపరచుట


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: pitää, pitää varattuna
 * French: retenir
 * Hungarian:


 * Japanese: 止める, 遅れさせる
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: ఎదురుచూచుట


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Hungarian:


 * Japanese:
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: లభించుట


 * : aconseguir, mantenir
 * : tahan, menahan
 * : contenere (2)


 * : manter, sustentar
 * : teniri, conteniri (2), manteniri (5)

Noun

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 * Russian: захват


 * Finnish:
 * French:, cale


 * Russian: трюм
 * Swedish: hålskepp


 * Finnish:

Anagrams

 * dhol

Etymology
From hold:, from. Cognates include Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃: and Old Norse hollr: ( > Danish huld:).

Adjective

 * 1)  friendly, comely, graceful

Etymology
From. Cognates include hó:, Finnish and Estonian kuu:.

Noun

 * 1) moon, natural satellite
 * 2) unit of surface area, originally meant the same as acre, has different kinds ranging from 3500 m^2 to 8400 m^2

Derived terms

 * félhold
 * fogyóhold
 * holdfázis


 * holdfény
 * holdkóros
 * holdnaptár


 * holdsugár
 * holdtérkép
 * holdtölte
 * holdvilág


 * műhold
 * telihold
 * újhold

Etymology
From hold:, from.

Noun

 * 1) flesh
 * 2) * Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)
 * Heyr, einhver segir: "Kalla þú!" Og ég svara: "Hvað skal ég kalla?" "Allt hold er gras og allur yndisleikur þess sem blóm vallarins. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, þegar Drottinn andar á þau. Sannlega, mennirnir eru gras. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, en orð Guðs vors stendur stöðugt eilíflega."
 * A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."

Etymology
From hold:

Adjective

 * 1) friendly, faithful

Noun

 * 1) carcase, flesh

Related terms

 * holdeste, unhold, holdelike, holdoþ

Etymology 1
From, from. Cognates include Old Norse hold: (Icelandic hold:, Swedish hull:), and (from Indo-European) Old Irish colainn:, Welsh celain:.

Noun

 * 1) Dead body or carcase, lich
 * Swa swa grædige ræmmas ðar ðar hi hold geseoþ. Like greedy ravens when they see a corpse.

Etymology 2
From, a variant on a root meaning ‘lean, incline’ (compare Old English heald, hieldan). Cognates include Old Frisian hold, Old Saxon hold, Old High German hold (German hold), Old Norse hollr (Danish huld:, Swedish huld), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃:.

Adjective
hold (+ dative)


 * 1) gracious, loyal, kind
 * Swa hold is God mancynne ðæt he hæfþ geset his englas us to hyrdum. God is so gracious to mankind that he has appointed angels as our guardians.

Adjective
hold


 * 1) friendly