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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: hold - holboell's grebe</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="hold"> hold (1), verb, held, held or (Archaic) holden, holding, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to grasp and keep; take in the hands or arms and keep. Ex. Please hold my hat. Hold my watch while I play this game. The boy was left awkwardly holding the baby. The man held his head in his hands. (SYN) support, bear, sustain. <DD> 2a. to keep in some place, position, or condition; cause to stay. Ex. Hold the dish level. He will hold the paper steady while you draw. <DD> b. to oblige (a person) to adhere to a promise or agreement. Ex. They held him to his promise. It is impossible to hold all children to the same high standards of academic achievement (Saturday Review). <DD> 3a. to keep from acting; hold back; restrain. Ex. Hold your breath. ... the only restraining motive which may hold the hand of a tyrant (Thomas Jefferson). I wish you'd hold your noise (Dickens). (SYN) check. <DD> b. to keep back; detain, delay, or retain. Ex. to hold newspaper copy for further use, to hold a letter for additional postage. This package will be held until called for. <DD> 4. to keep; defend. Ex. The soldiers held the fort against the enemy. <DD> 5a. to contain; have room for. Ex. How much water will this cup hold? This theater holds 500 people. These canisters hold sugar and flour. <DD> b. to drink (liquor) without showing its effect. Ex. A man must hold his liquor badly if he isn't still sober after the first glass. <DD> 6. to have: <DD> a. to carry on together. Ex. to hold a celebration, hold a conversation. Shall we hold a meeting of the club? (SYN) convene, convoke. <DD> b. to have and keep; possess or occupy. Ex. He holds much property in the city. That man has held the office of mayor for eight years. That was a play that long held the boards. <DD> c. to keep or have in the mind. Ex. She holds a good opinion of you. <DD> d. to observe or preserve (silence). Ex. If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out (Luke 19:40). <DD> 7a. to think; believe or consider. Ex. People once held that the world was flat. For their absence the king was held responsible (Macaulay). (SYN) regard, deem. <DD> b. to think a certain way about; feel toward. Ex. Wise men are held in honor. <DD> 8. to bear or carry in a certain position or attitude. Ex. to hold oneself erect. She held her head as proudly as ever. <DD> 9. to satisfy; suffice. Ex. This meal should hold you until tomorrow. <DD> 10. to decide legally. Ex. The court held that the accused men were innocent. <DD> 11. (Law.) to bind (to or in bail). Ex. The prisoner was held in $2,500 bail. <DD> 12. (Music.) to keep on singing or playing (a note). <DD>v.i. 1. to remain fast or firm; not break, loosen, or give way. Ex. The dike held during the flood. Will your anchor hold? <DD> 2. to remain in a specified state; continue in a course; last; persist. Ex. The frost still holds. <DD> 3. to maintain one's grasp on anything; cling. Ex. The wind was so strong I had to hold onto the rail. <DD> 4. to maintain one's position against opposition or attack; hold out. Ex. Our force by land hath nobly held (Shakespeare). <DD> 5. to be faithful or firm; adhere; abide. Ex. She held to her promise. <DD> 6. to be true; be in force or effect; apply. Ex. The rule holds in all cases. <DD> 7. to keep the same; continue; proceed. Ex. The weather held warm. Fair held the breeze behind us (Rudyard Kipling). <DD> 8. to restrain oneself; refrain; stop; cease (usually imperative). Ex. Lay on, Macduff, And damned be him, that first cries "Hold, enough!" (Shakespeare). <DD> 9a. to hold property by some tenure. Ex. a tenant holding under a long lease. <DD> b. to derive title to something. Ex. I am the Woman of Shamlegh, and I hold from the Rajah (Rudyard Kipling). <DD>noun 1a. the act or manner of grasping and holding; grasp or grip. Ex. to release one's hold. You must take a better hold if you are to pull your weight. <DD> b. a way of holding an opponent in wrestling. <DD> 2a. a thing to hold by. Ex. The face of the cliff had enough holds for a good climber. <DD> b. a thing to hold something else with. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) a controlling force or influence; power; sway. Ex. A habit has a hold on you. The idea has a strong hold on your imagination. <DD> 4a. a holding back; delay. Ex. a hold in the launching of a missile. <DD> b. an order to delay or temporarily halt something. <DD> 5. a sign for a pause in music; symbol above or below a note or rest indicating that it is to be held for a longer time. (SYN) fermata. <DD> 6. an abode, place of shelter, or lurking place of a human being, fish, or other animal. Ex. His hold is usually under the roots of trees. <DD> 7a. a prison cell. Ex. You were put into a species of condemned hold at the back (Dickens). <DD> b. (Archaic.) imprisonment; confinement. Ex. They laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day (Acts 4:3). <DD> 8. (Archaic.) a fort; stronghold. <DD> 9. (Obsolete.) a having in charge; possession. expr. get hold of, to get; obtain. Ex. I must get hold of some money before the banks close today. expr. hold a candle to. See under candle. expr. hold back, <DD> a. to keep back; keep from acting; restrain. Ex. Some divinity holds back mine arm (John Dryden). <DD> b. to avoid disclosing. Ex. to hold back the truth. He is holding something back. expr. hold down, <DD> a. to keep down; keep under control; repress. Ex. The more they were held down, the more they flourished. <DD> b. (Informal, Figurative.) to have and keep. Ex. to hold down a job. expr. hold forth, <DD> a. to talk or preach; harangue (often used disparagingly). Ex. He is able to hold forth upon canes longer than upon any one subject in the world (Sir Richard Steele). <DD> b. to offer. Ex. A chapel ... where Mass was publicly held forth every day (Thomas Lediard). expr. hold good, to continue valid; apply. Ex. It will hold good in nineteen out of twenty instances (John R. McCulloch). expr. hold in, <DD> a. to keep in; keep back; restrain; check. Ex. He held in the dogs until the fox was seen. <DD> b. to restrain oneself; keep silence. Ex. I could hardly hold myself in when he kicked my dog. expr. hold off, <DD> a. to keep off or at a distance; keep from attacking. Ex. to hold off the enemy. Hold off your hand (Shakespeare). <DD> b. to keep from acting; keep away or aloof. Ex. The storm may hold off. If you love me, hold not off (Shakespeare). expr. hold on, <DD> a. to keep one's hold. Ex. He found himself holding on to a piece of plank. <DD> b. (Figurative.) to keep on; continue. Ex. He held on until there was no chance of winning. <DD> c. (Informal.) stop! wait a minute!. Ex. Hold on! Wait until I get my coat. expr. hold one's own. See under own. expr. hold out, <DD> a. to keep up; continue; last. Ex. The food will only hold out two more days. No way to fly, nor strength to hold out flight (Shakespeare). <DD> b. (Figurative.) to keep resisting; not give in; endure. Ex. Her constitution could not long hold out. <DD> c. to offer; present. Ex. Hopes were held out to him that his life would be spared (Macaulay). <DD> d. (U.S. Informal.) to keep back (something expected or due). Ex. to hold out on a promise. <DD> e. to stretch forth; extend. Ex. Hold out your hand. expr. hold over, <DD> a. to keep for further action or consideration; postpone. Ex. The bill has been held over until next year. <DD> b. to stay in office beyond the regular term. Ex. He held over until his successor was appointed. <DD> c. (Music.) to hold (a tone) from one bar to the next. Ex. She held over the high note into the next measure. expr. hold the bag. See under bag. expr. hold the fort. See under fort. expr. hold the line. See under line (1). expr. hold up, <DD> a. to keep from falling; support. Ex. The roof is held up by pillars. <DD> b. (Figurative.) to maintain; keep up. Ex. Prices have been holding up pretty well. <DD> c. to show, display. Ex. He held up the sign so we could all see it. <DD> d. to continue; last; endure. Ex. If this wind holds up, we can go sailing. <DD> e. to keep back; withhold; stop. Ex. We will hold up our answer to your proposal until we know the cost. <DD> f. (Informal.) to stop by force and rob. Ex. He was held up in the alley. <DD> g. to subject (to); make the target of. Ex. Bacon has been held up to criticism. expr. hold water. See under water. expr. hold with, <DD> a. to side with. Ex. Some there were, that held with both sides (Meredith Hanmer). <DD> b. to agree with. Ex. I don't hold with him buying flowers when his children haven't got enough to eat (Cornhill Magazine). <DD> c. to approve of. Ex. My grandmother does not hold with newfangled ways. expr. lay (or take) hold of (or on), <DD> a. to seize; grasp. Ex. They took hold of each other's hands. The officers ... were laid hold on (Daniel Defoe). <DD> b. (Figurative.) to get control or possession of. Ex. His declaration ... failed to dispel the malaise taking hold of the capital (New York Times). expr. no hold (or holds) barred, no rules or restraints; complete freedom of action or expression. Ex. There were no holds barred when the enemies met in combat. expr. on hold, (U.S. and Canadian.) <DD> a. on a telephone connection held open automatically until someone is available to take the call. Ex. Phone calls sometimes come in from Florida, Nova Scotia, and Missouri; the callers may be put on hold for an hour or more (New Yorker). <DD> b. (Figurative.) in a suspended state; put off; delayed. Ex. "A massive reorganization of our elevator operation, based on a two-year engineering study, has been 'on hold' for over a year ..." Mr. Christian said (New York Times). expr. take hold, to become attached. Ex. It is hard for him to take hold in the new place, to build himself a new career there (Edmund Wilson). adj. holdable. </DL> <A NAME="hold"> hold (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the part inside a ship or airplane where the cargo is carried. A ship's hold is below the deck. </DL> <A HREF="holdall.dic">NEXT</A>