Definition of hold

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Hold (v. t.) To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office..

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Warrandice :: Warrandice (n.) The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty..
Deny :: Deny (v. t.) To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request..
King :: King (n.) One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts..
Frank-fee :: Frank-fee (n.) A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold..
Re-demption :: Re-demption (n.) Performance of the obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment to the holder..
Hundreder :: Hundreder (n.) An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred.
Workbasket :: Workbasket (n.) A basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like..
Fraternate :: Fraternate (v. i.) To fraternize; to hold fellowship.
Ditty-box :: Ditty-box (n.) A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc..
Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To keep; to maintain; to retain.
Meiny :: Meiny (n.) A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue; train..
Unalist :: Unalist (n.) An ecclesiastical who holds but one benefice; -- distinguished from pluralist.
Roomful :: Roomful (n.) As much or many as a room will hold; as, a roomful of men..
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person..
Household :: Household (n.) Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
Defer :: Defer (v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
Seminal :: Seminal (a.) Contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue..
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention..
Church :: Church (n.) A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church..
Bucket :: Bucket (n.) A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids..
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