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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Fang :: Fang (v. t.) Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.
Pretend :: Pretend (v. t.) To hold before one; to extend.
Ploughman :: Ploughman (n.) One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman..
Panpresbyterian :: Panpresbyterian (a.) Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council..
Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To pinch and hold; to seize.
Steven :: Stevedore (n.) One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
Unfix :: Unfix (v. t.) To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections..
Economical :: Economical (a.) Pertaining to the household; domestic.
Disseize :: Disseize (v. t.) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); -- followed by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold..
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:.
Rundlet :: Rundlet (n.) A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 14/ gallons..
Laird :: Laird (n.) A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To support or sustain; to hold up.
Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard..
Commode :: Commode (n.) A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel.
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..
Ship :: Ship (n.) A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
Halt :: Halt () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth..
Impart :: Impart (v. i.) To hold a conference or consultation.
Latch :: Latch (n.) To catch so as to hold.
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