Definition of hold

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Hold (v. t.) To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend..

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Retainer :: Retainer (n.) The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.
Catching :: Catching (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of.
Steven :: Stevedore (n.) One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
School :: School (n.) The disciples or followers of a teacher; those who hold a common doctrine, or accept the same teachings; a sect or denomination in philosophy, theology, science, medicine, politics, etc..
Holder :: Holder (n.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it..
Workbox :: Workbox (n.) A box for holding instruments or materials for work.
Whipper :: Whipper (n.) One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold.
Headborrow :: Headborrow (n.) The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes tithingman. See Borsholder..
Partialist :: Partialist (n.) One who holds that the atonement was made only for a part of mankind, that is, for the elect..
Forepossessed :: Forepossessed (a.) Holding or held formerly in possession.
Tithing :: Tithing (n.) A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
Ewry :: Ewry (n.) An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept.
Stadtholdership :: Stadtholderate (n.) Alt. of Stadtholdershi.
Impart :: Impart (v. i.) To hold a conference or consultation.
Substantiality :: Substantial (a.) Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder..
Amphora :: Amphora (n.) Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc..
Bonder :: Bonder (n.) A freeholder on a small scale.
Regian :: Regian (n.) An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist.
Prelatize :: Prelatize (v. i.) To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
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