Definition of hold

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Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..

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Tenace :: Tenace (n.) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand..
Ejectment :: Ejectment (n.) A species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it..
Socket :: Socket (n.) An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth..
Autocrat :: Autocrat (a.) An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar)..
Tenet :: Tenet (n.) Any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or of Cicero..
Teapoy :: Teapoy (n.) An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea..
Behold :: Behold (v. t.) To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.
Incapability :: Incapability (n.) Want of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as, incapability of holding an office..
Lumber :: Lumber (n.) Old or refuse household stuff; things cumbrous, or bulky and useless, or of small value..
Undertenant :: Undertenant (n.) The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee.
Inhold :: Inhold (v. t.) To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess.
Rotate :: Rotate (v. i.) To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office..
Birdlime :: Birdlime (n.) An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares..
Hold :: 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..
Poling :: Poling (n.) One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc..
Economical :: Economical (a.) Pertaining to the household; domestic.
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension..
Slaveholder :: Slaveholder (n.) One who holds slaves.
Bookcase :: Bookcase (n.) A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors..
Mulct :: Mulct (v. t.) Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline..
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