Definition of hold

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of hold is as below...

Hold (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain..

Lern More About Hold

Regard :: Regard (v. t.) To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy..
Adhere :: Adhere (v. i.) To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church..
Septennate :: Septennate (n.) A period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes..
Opinlate :: Opinlate (v. t.) To hold or maintain persistently.
Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting..
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
Skeel :: Skeel (n.) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..
Bookshelf :: Bookshelf (n.) A shelf to hold books.
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter..
Inclasp :: Inclasp (v. t.) To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint..
Cabinetmaking :: Cabinetmaking (n.) The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture.
Subtractive :: Subtraction (n.) The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law.
Villain :: Villain (n.) One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant..
Tenure :: Tenure (n.) The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon..
Pedestal :: Pedestal (n.) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us