Definition of hold

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Hold (n. i.) To restrain one's self; to refrain.

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Neonomian :: Neonomian (n.) One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who holds or believes that the gospel is a new law.
Fraternate :: Fraternate (v. i.) To fraternize; to hold fellowship.
Reservation :: Reservation (n.) The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve..
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard..
Grudge :: Grudge (v. t.) To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.
Quarterstaff :: Quarterstaff (n.) A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end..
Plenishing :: Plenishing (n.) Household furniture; stock.
Beholding :: Beholding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Behol.
Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc..
Dubber :: Dubber (n.) A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc..
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground..
Hold :: Hold (n.) Binding power and influence.
Portfolio :: Portfolio (n.) A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc..
Emphyteuticary :: Emphyteuticary (n.) One who holds lands by emphyteusis.
Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place..
Ultramontanist :: Ultramontanist (n.) One who upholds ultramontanism.
Holt :: Holt () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth..
Discobolus :: Discobolus (n.) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it..
Sewer :: Sewer (n.) Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests..
Lo :: Lo (interj.) Look; see; behold; observe.
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