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).