Definition of hold

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Hold (v. t.) To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain..

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Empty :: Empty (superl.) Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles..
Waterpot :: Waterpot (n.) A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc..
Iron :: Iron (n.) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
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..
Legalist :: Legalist (n.) One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a)..
Teapoy :: Teapoy (n.) An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea..
Latch :: Latch (n.) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Rob :: Rob (v. t.) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams..
Disseizor :: Disseizor (n.) One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold..
Vise :: Vise (n.) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing..
Many :: Many (n.) A retinue of servants; a household.
Screw :: Screw (n.) Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also wood screws, and screw nails. See also Screw bolt, below..
Official :: Official (a.) One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant..
Intenible :: Intenible (a.) Incapable of holding or containing.
Butler :: Butler (n.) An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house..
Conditory :: Conditory (n.) A repository for holding things; a hinding place.
Foreholding :: Foreholding (n.) Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.
Cruse :: Cruse (n.) A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc..
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