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hold

hold has multiple senses. Select the sense you'd like to learn more about.

• hold  (grasping)
  (noun)  the act of grasping ...
• hold  (enclosure)
  (noun)  the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo ...
• hold  (appendage)
  (noun)  the appendage to an object that is designed to be held to use or move it ...
• hold  (cell)
  (noun)  a cell in a jail or prison ...
• hold  (defensive structure)
  (noun)  a strongly fortified defensive structure ...
• hold  (attribute noun)
  (noun)  power by which something or someone is affected or dominated ...
• hold  (understanding)
  (noun)  understanding of the nature, meaning, quality, or magnitude of something ...
• hold  (confinement)
  (noun)  a state of being confined (usually for a short time) ...
• hold  (pause)
  (noun)  time during which some action is awaited ...
• hold  (command)
  (verb)  to take and maintain control over, often by violent means ...
• hold  (keep, departing)
  (verb)  to keep from departing ...
• hold  (request)
  (verb)  to arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance ...
• hold  (hold in)
  (verb)  to lessen the intensity of; to hold in restraint; to hold or keep within ...
• hold  (postpone)
  (verb)  to stop dealing with ...
• hold  (exist)
  (verb)  to be valid, applicable, or true ...
• hold  (refer)
  (verb)  to be pertinent, relevant, or applicable ...
• hold  (maintain)
  (verb)  to keep in a certain state, position, or activity ...
• hold  (continue)
  (verb)  to remain in a certain state, position, or condition ...
• hold  (include)
  (verb)  to contain or hold; to have within ...
• hold  (forestall)
  (verb)  to keep from exhaling or expelling ...
• hold  (be capable, holding)
  (verb)  to be capable of holding or containing ...
• hold  (think)
  (verb)  to remain committed to ...
• hold  (resist)
  (verb)  to resist or confront with resistance ...
• hold  (affirm)
  (verb)  to assert or affirm ...
• hold  (accommodate)
  (verb)  to have room for; to hold without crowding ...
• hold  (see)
  (verb)  to keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view ...
• hold  (have, major characteristic)
  (verb)  to have as a major characteristic ...
• hold  (capture)
  (verb)  to hold the attention of ...
• hold  (agree)
  (verb)  to be in accord; to be in agreement ...
• hold  (evaluate)
  (verb)  to declare to be ...
• hold  (oblige)
  (verb)  to bind by an obligation; to cause to be indebted ...
• hold  (protect)
  (verb)  to protect against a challenge or attack ...
• hold  (aim)
  (verb)  to aim, point, or direct ...
• hold  (drink)
  (verb)  to drink alcohol without showing ill effects ...
• hold  (take hold)
  (verb)  to have or hold in one's hands or grip ...
• hold  (support)
  (verb)  to be the physical support of; to carry the weight of ...
• hold  (disable)
  (verb)  to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement ...
• hold  (cover)
  (verb)  to cover as for protection against noise or smell ...
• hold  (support, hold, certain)
  (verb)  to support or hold in a certain manner ...
• hold  (throw)
  (verb)  to organize or be responsible for ...
• hold  (feel)
  (verb)  to maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) ...
• hold  (stop)
  (verb)  to cause to stop ...
• hold  (feature)
  (verb)  to have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense ...
• hold  (hold on)
  (verb)  to secure and keep for possible future use or application ...
• hold  (rights, titles, offices)
  (verb)  of rights, titles, and offices, to have rightfully ...

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