Hold
Meanings and phrases
hold
- the act of grasping; clasp; clench; clutch; clutches; grasp; grip
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; appreciation; grasp
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo; cargo area; cargo deck; cargo hold; storage area
- time during which some action is awaited; delay; time lag; postponement; wait
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time); detention; detainment; custody
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; handle; grip; handgrip
- a stronghold
- a cell in a jail or prison; keep
hold
- keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,; keep; maintain
- have or hold in one's hands or grip; take hold
- organize or be responsible for; throw; have; make; give
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; have; have got
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; deem; view as; take for
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); harbor; harbour; entertain; nurse
- to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; restrain; confine
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; retain; keep back; hold back
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; bear
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of; support; sustain; hold up
- contain or hold; have within; bear; carry; contain
- have room for; hold without crowding; accommodate; admit
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- support or hold in a certain manner; carry; bear
- assert or affirm
- be valid, applicable, or true; prevail; obtain
- be capable of holding or containing; contain; take
- protect against a challenge or attack; defend; guard
- have as a major characteristic
- hold the attention of
- remain committed to
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; oblige; bind; obligate
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; reserve; book
- be in accord; be in agreement; agree; concur; concord
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable; apply; go for
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects; carry
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; control; hold in; contain; check; curb; moderate
- declare to be; declare; adjudge
- resist or confront with resistance; defy; withstand; hold up
- cause to stop; halt; arrest
- stop dealing with
- keep from departing
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- aim, point, or direct
- keep from exhaling or expelling
n.
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo; cargo area; cargo deck; hold; storage area
- She was in length, her beam was and her cargo hold was .
- A hatch or hatchway is the opening at the top of a cargo hold.
- Her hull was long, her beam was wide and her cargo hold was deep.
n.
- a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; chokehold
v.
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose; line up; come up; find
- The police again get hold of him and try to book him on false charges.
- Thurneman, however, had other plans for how the group would get hold of such a vehicle.
- As such, they had been forced to use other means to get hold of the land (the kidnapping).
v.
- get into one's hands, take physically; take
- be in or establish communication with; reach; get through; contact
- affect; seize; clutch
v.
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; check; turn back; arrest; stop; contain
- keep under control; keep in check; restrain; keep; keep back
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others; conceal; hold in
- refrain from doing; forbear
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; retain; hold; keep back
- wait before acting; wait; hold off
- With the injury, Wach was unable to hold back Miller.
- At this Rabbi Joshua could no longer hold back.
- Kernodle was so nervous that he left the session, not wanting to hold back the group.
v.
- keep
- restrain
- The user may then hold down [ALT] while pressing [F9] 4 times, followed by [F10] once.
- When they separate following Norm's inability to hold down a job, and Norm slumps without her.
- He joined Sheffield United, but again was unable to hold down a starting place during his stay.
v.
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; control; hold; contain; check; curb; moderate
- close in; darkness enclosed him"; enclose; confine
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others; conceal; hold back
v.
- resist and fight to a standoff
- wait before acting; wait; hold back
- This single unit should be able to hold off 3 times its own number.
- Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) allow them to hold off until 100–150 feet.
- Afterwards, the Pittsburgh managed to hold off a late drive by Cleveland.
v.
- hold firmly; grasp
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; stop
- be persistent, refuse to stop; persevere; persist; hang in; hang on
- hold the phone line open; hang on; hold the line
- retain possession of; keep
v.
- be sufficiently competent in a certain situation
- maintain one's position and be in control of a situation
v.
- thrust or extend out; exsert; stretch out; put out; extend; stretch forth
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; resist; withstand; stand firm
- last and be usable; wear; endure
- wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
- continue to live through hardship or adversity; survive; last; live; live on; go; endure; hold up
v.
- intimidate somebody (with a threat)
- hold over goods to be sold for the next season; carry over
- keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
- continue a term of office past the normal period of time
- hold back to a later time; postpone; prorogue; put over; table; shelve; set back; defer; remit; put off
v.
- hold the phone line open; hang on; hold on
- hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
v.
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of; hold; support; sustain
- cause to be slowed down or delayed; delay; detain
- hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
- rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat; stick up
- continue to live through hardship or adversity; survive; last; live; live on; go; endure; hold out
- resist or confront with resistance; defy; withstand; hold
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; stand up; hold water
- The crematorium chapel can hold up to 60 mourners.
- The renovated library can hold up to 20,000 volumes.
- These do not hold up as well as metal dog tags.
n.
- a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze; scissors; scissors hold; scissor grip; scissors grip
n.
- a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze; scissors; scissor hold; scissor grip; scissors grip
v.
- assume control; take charge; take control
- have or hold in one's hands or grip; hold
- This theory did not take hold in mainstream political discourse.
- Feminism in Romania did not take hold as it did in Western countries.
- First, I let the song take hold and I put down the idea as a raw emotional statement.
n.
- the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles); grasping; seizing; prehension
E.g.
- Ship committee chairs do not hold this recognition.
- This contradiction proves Assumption (X) cannot hold.
- These do not hold up as well as metal dog tags.
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- In April of that year the decision was put on hold.
- This Metro extension has been put on hold indefinitely.
- The band was devastated, and the album was put on hold.
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- Later the stadium was able to hold only 4,000 people.
- The new garage is able to hold over 350 buses.
- The building was able to hold 340,000 people.
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- Both players continued to hold, creating a tie-break.
- He continued to hold the title in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
- Mid Canterbury has continued to hold on to it ever since.
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- She was the youngest woman to hold that position.
- Ms. Carle was the first woman to hold the position.
- She was the first woman to hold this position.
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- This initial success did not hold.
- He did not hold any public office between August 1930 and March 1932.
- Despite a fairly good performance, the Vikings did not hold on to him.
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- Ms. Carle was the first woman to hold the position.
- She was the first woman to hold the position.
- He was the first African American to hold the position.
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- It was used to hold prisoners until the early 1980s.
- The guy wires were also used to hold the tower itself in place.
- It used to hold 108 chimpanzees among 1,300 non-human primates.
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- The Legacy Virus then took hold, killing North.
- Heavy manufacturing took hold in nearby cities.
- An' you took hold an' you rent my bodice an' my skirt!
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- While it is physically possible, it does not hold precisely.
- This street numbering system does not hold true over a large area.
- The equivalence mentioned above does not hold anymore over signal.
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- In August 1979, it managed to hold a meeting which DPR members attended.
- Afterwards, the Pittsburgh managed to hold off a late drive by Cleveland.
- Police that had already been stationed there earlier managed to hold them off.
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- The springs hold onto the hold parts to increase power.
- The truth is that we have a Father who is waiting to hold onto us.
- It is confident in its outlook and does not hold onto any false hopes.
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- They will hold office for the period 2017-2022.
- Branch members hold office for five years.
- A number of emerging creatives hold office and studio space within the building.
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- He decided to hold his ground and give battle.
- The members of the association decided to hold another convention in a year.
- Hallowell determined her to be French, but decided to hold to his original plan and passed her by.
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- Patricians could not hold the office.
- Another seven assistant commissioners would later hold the office.
- She is the first woman and the first African-American to hold the office.
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- He was the last person to hold that appointment.
- He the youngest person to hold this position as well.
- He was the first person to hold this post for Hamburg.
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- He continued to hold the title in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
- He was the first Nizari Iman to hold the title Aga Khan.
- They will hold the title "City Ambassadors" for two years.
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- He continues to hold a yearly class for the society.
- ILDC continues to hold a 27% stake in Ma'ariv.
- He continues to hold his position as chairman of the board.
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- He is only the second Italian to hold the post.
- She was the first woman to hold the post.
- The school's constitution was changed to allow Mackay, a Presbyterian, to hold the post.
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- The team hold the record for winning the most MacTier Cups.
- They also hold the record for the longest top flight win streak.
- Currently stenotype machines hold the record for fastest word entry.
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- The views which I expressed then I still hold.
- Others still hold the contrary view.
- Specifically, pagan roots still hold sway within their community.
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- With the injury, Wach was unable to hold back Miller.
- The Belgians were unable to hold their ground and fled.
- He was unable to hold a job and eventually became homeless.
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- Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- The Vedanthangal lake was also desilted and deepened to hold more water.
- It prompted the PSV board's reluctance to hold more events at the ground.
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- In return for this service, people subject to it gained the right to hold land.
- A market is mentioned in 1374, and the right to hold markets is confirmed in 1400.
- The local nobility had the right to hold the low court in only about one fifth of the territory.
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- It was overcrowded; designed to hold 6,500 items, it held 31,200.
- It was designed to hold 0.1 kilograms of liquid biological agent.
- This cluster bomb was designed to hold three stacks of 19 M138 bomblets.
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- The first side to hold all the points simultaneously wins the round.
- The 'MSEB Holding Company' was created to hold all the stakes in these three companies.
- As the congregation grew it was recognized that a new sanctuary was needed to hold all the congregants.
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- They ordered that anyone strong enough to hold a rifle be sent to fight.
- The Critpit was a deep pit, large enough to hold a lorry, and lined with sandbags.
- The young cling to the mother's fur and nipples and ride on her back when they are old enough to hold on.
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- He is the first non-canonist to hold this position.
- She was the first female to hold this position.
- He the youngest person to hold this position as well.
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- She was the youngest woman to hold that position.
- He was the first Saudi official to hold that position.
- He was the first person of colour to hold that position.
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- Born in Hong Kong, he was the oldest person to hold such a position in New York.
- Castro won the election by 65 votes, becoming the first Mexican American to hold such a position in the state.
- In May 2017, he was appointed by Conmebol to, since then, integrate FIFA Ethics Committee FIFA, being the first Brazilian to hold such position.
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- As of 2008, some alumni continue to hold reunions and other events.
- Bullejos would continue to hold the top post for nearly eight years.
- Maine would continue to hold elections early, in September, until 1958.
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- Committees can gather evidence and will often hold public hearings to assist this process.
- There are other standing committees which do not hold public meetings: Human Resources and Audit.
- In 2014 the High court ruled that Waititu is unfit to hold public office due to integrity issues.
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- In 2010 Kiev joined the list of cities that hold their own annual marathon.
- Too weak to hold their own in the bush, survivors of village massacres, they fled to the sand banks of the lagoon.
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- She is the first African-American woman to hold both a J.D.
- Committees hold both public hearings and conduct business at private meetings.
- In 1892, she earned her master's license, making her the only woman to hold both.
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- Each character can only hold up to a certain limit of items.
- The Carlyle group is the only hold out that has not settled yet.
- These values only hold for medium currents between 0.02 and 2.95 m/s.
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- On 2 May 1991 the Croatian parliament voted to hold a referendum on independence.
- Fiaz has also promised to hold a referendum on the direct elected mayoral system.
- Both Austria and France have said they would hold a referendum on Turkey's accession.
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- The Steelers currently hold a 76–59–1 lead.
- He is the youngest Sikh in the world to currently hold this distinction.
- They currently hold a license to manufacture Ormeloxifene, a form of birth control.
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- Smaller settlements hold elections independent of this schedule.
- Maine would continue to hold elections early, in September, until 1958.
- States hold elections every four years and exercise a considerable amount of power.
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- No roll or fold crimp was required to hold the wax slug in the hull.
- It was not reoccupied, although the hall was used when required to hold the local manorial court.
- While part of the "cursus honorum", this step was optional and not required to hold future offices.
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- He had a natural ability to hold a 4x4 beat.
- Charlotte has the uncanny ability to hold her breath for nine hours.
- In other cases, the ability to hold or use the foreign exchange may be otherwise limited.
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- Originally, the track was completed back in 2011, however was placed on hold due to "timing."
- In October 2014 Nick announced that this film would be put on hold due to the death of the director.
- In May 2010 the band announced that the recording of the album was on hold due to Laura's solo schedule.
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- The Dutch were not allowed to hold any religious services on the island.
- Workers are not allowed to hold sit-ins or to block nonstriking workers from entering work premises.
- He is not allowed to hold public office due to two convictions for public corruption in 2014 and 2016.
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- They ultimately decide to hold a public forum.
- He and Martyr were to hold a public disputation in 1549, but fled to Leuven before it could be held.
- The board of school directors may hold a public hearing on the budget, but are not required to do so.
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- Several species often hold their tails upright.
- The barangay captain, the head of the barangay government, will often hold office there.
- Committees can gather evidence and will often hold public hearings to assist this process.
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- This street numbering system does not hold true over a large area.
- Many of the generalizations noted above do not hold true for some schools of jujutsu.
- Although anti-feminism was found in homilies, it does not always hold true in practice.
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- It was agreed to hold a meeting every Sunday in a different city.
- They agreed to hold a free, equal and secret-ballot election on March 16, 1919.
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- She had to put her interest in music on hold when she married.
- Plans were put on hold when they purchased the neighboring Gold Spike.
- He put the project on hold when the United States entered World War II.
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- Yet he never failed to hold the attention of his audiences.
- In 2019, the National Assembly failed to hold debate on comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation.
- Gayle failed to hold down a regular first-team place, due to a series of injuries throughout the season.
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- He is the first to hold the position of CSEL for both agencies during their career.
- Caesar was not the first to hold it, but following his assassination the term was abhorred in Rome.
- Alice Freeman Palmer in 1892 at the University of Chicago was the first to hold the title of Dean of Women.
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- The club continues to hold an annual exhibition of members' work.
- Affectionately built upon the "Fiji" nickname, many chapters hold an annual "Fiji Islander" party.
- Newport Beach Lifeguards also hold an annual summer Junior Lifeguard program, which is one of the largest and oldest in the nation.
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- Today, people hold meetings for everything."
- They hold meetings that involve annoying and discomforting Susie Derkins.
- The Board of Directors hold meetings once a month that the public can attend.
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- Trick or Treating for Japanese children has taken hold in some areas.
- Where this process has taken hold, the structural integrity of a concrete element is at risk.
- One of the Boston Globe critics claimed that "Operapathy" had taken hold of Boston's citizens.
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- Most students today are also receiving their doctorate degrees in order to hold the "psychologist" title.
- Hessian Captain Johann von Ewald noted that in order to hold the sailors to their dangerous work, they were made completely drunk.
- The areas of dura leak can be tied together in a process called ligation and then a metal clip can be placed in order to hold the ligation closed.
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- Rose is only the second Democrat to hold the seat since 1981.
- If the senator is not the first person to hold the seat, no number is included in the list.
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- It doesn't hold together or grip you the way a documentary might have.
- Tacking is when the scribe would hold together the leaves in quire with thread.
- On Chuseok's night, dozens of young farming women dance with their hands hold together, singing and dancing.
E.g.
- Trinity Church continued to grow and to hold regular services.
- Several Melbourne cycling clubs hold regular races over the summer season.
- Callaghan Park continues to hold regular horse and greyhound race meetings.
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- She had a beam of , and a depth of hold of .
- She had a beam of , a draught of and a depth of hold of .
- She had a beam of , a draught of at deep load and a depth of hold of .
E.g.
- In May 1926, the missionaries began to hold Sunday school for them.
- In the 1980s he began to hold seminars about Joyce's riddling text at University College Dublin.
- Roughly 3,000 students from Jilin University, and other universities, began to hold a sit-in demanding that officials talk with them.
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- Until the paper got hold of the story, and that changed a lot of things.
- He got hold of the police diary from the constable and entered his complaint in it.
- After 3 years the travel bug got hold of him again, and in 1972 he was offered a position at NHK radio in Japan.
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- Hesson decided to put her art career on hold to be a housewife.
- However, he put his photography career on hold, to work on Kenyan social justice.
- An accident in the late 1870s forced her to put her career on hold for several years.
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- The project was placed on hold in early June 2012 due to protests.
- The reforms were placed on hold by the government in December 2011.
- Due to a lack of financing, the "Halo" adaptation was placed on hold.
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- If he has not got them keen, it would be better not to hold a Scouts' Own at all.
- It is possible that this right was not to hold land "per se" but specific land supplied by the state.
- In 2004, there was a disagreement on whether or not to hold a black bear hunting season in New Jersey.
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- She is also seen breaking down on a number of occasions, trying to hold her family together.
- The Cardinals came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning with Hoyt trying to hold on to his six-run lead.
- Newly widowed mother Sally Harrison is trying to hold down a job as an assistant to Mr Campbell, a veterinarian.
E.g.
- At this Rabbi Joshua could no longer hold back.
- "Note:" Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.
- Rees-Mogg said: "I am glad to say it's a stock that we no longer hold.
E.g.
- They saw these new appointments as a threat to their hold on power.
- He promptly oversaw the massacre of eight of his relatives, consolidating his hold on power.
- By 1976 the two politicians hired local gangsters to help them increase their hold on power.