Definition of hold

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Hold (n. i.) Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.

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Hold :: Hold (n.) A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights..
Pointer :: Pointer (n.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
Negative :: Negative (n.) The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.
Lease :: Lease (v. t.) To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner..
Fate :: Fate (n.) The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parcaewho were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread..
Hanging :: Hanging (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges..
Gasometer :: Gasometer (n.) An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works, a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure required..
Vassal :: Vassal (n.) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant..
Support :: Support (n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind..
Hold :: Hold (n.) A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold.
Master :: Master (n.) A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies..
Plenist :: Plenist (n.) One who holds that all space is full of matter.
Capacity :: Capacity (n.) Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency..
Have :: Have (v. t.) To hold, regard, or esteem..
Carry :: Carry (v. i.) To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck..
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar..
Brace :: Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock..
Cruse :: Cruse (n.) A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc..
Yeomanry :: Yeomanry (n.) The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders..
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