hold

hold
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hold [1] VERB (past and past part. held) 1) grasp, carry, or support. 2) keep or detain. 3) have in one's possession. 4) contain or be capable of containing. 5) have or occupy (a job or position). 6) have (a belief or opinion). 7) stay or cause to stay at a certain value or level. 8) (hold to) adhere or cause to adhere to (a commitment). 9) continue to follow (a course). 10) arrange and take part in (a meeting or conversation). 11) (hold in) regard (someone or something) with (a specified feeling). 12) N. Amer. informal refrain from adding or using.
NOUN 1) an act or manner of grasping someone or something. 2) a handhold. 3) a degree of power or control.
get hold of — Cf. ↑get hold of
hold against — Cf. ↑hold against
hold back — Cf. ↑hold back
hold down — Cf. ↑hold down
hold fast — Cf. ↑hold fast
hold forth — Cf. ↑hold forth
hold good (or true) — Cf. ↑hold true
hold it — Cf. ↑hold it
hold off — Cf. ↑hold off
hold on — Cf. ↑hold on
hold out — Cf. ↑hold out
hold out for — Cf. ↑hold out for
hold over — Cf. ↑hold over
hold up — Cf. ↑hold up
no holds barred — Cf. ↑no holds barred
on hold — Cf. ↑on hold
take hold — Cf. ↑take hold
DERIVATIVES holder noun.
ORIGIN Old English.
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hold [2] NOUN a storage space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft.
ORIGIN from HOLE(Cf. ↑holey); the -d was added by association with HOLD(Cf. ↑holder).

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