Definition of hold

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Hold (n. i.) Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for..

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Workbox :: Workbox (n.) A box for holding instruments or materials for work.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed..
Foregoer :: Foregoer (n.) A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household..
Retention :: Retention (n.) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien..
Have :: Have (v. t.) To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion..
Allodiary :: Allodiary (n.) One who holds an allodium.
Tenancy :: Tenancy (n.) A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another..
Include :: Include (v. t.) To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell..
Threshwold :: Threshwold (n.) Threshold.
Take :: Take (v. i.) To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take..
Can :: Can (n.) A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
Pointer :: Pointer (n.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
Assientist :: Assientist (n.) A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract.
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout..
Underplay :: Underplay (v. i.) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage..
Exhibition :: Exhibition (n.) The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display..
Hold :: Hold (n.) A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold.
Holding :: Holding (n.) A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
Commendatary :: Commendatary (n.) One who holds a living in commendam.
Ewry :: Ewry (n.) An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept.
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