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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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Copyhold :: Copyhold (n.) Land held in copyhold.

Contain :: Contain (v. t.) To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks..

Dishful :: Dishful (n.) As much as a dish holds when full.

Governing :: Governing (a.) Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..

Coil :: Coil (v. t.) To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils..

Absentee :: Absentee (n.) One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee..

Paper :: Paper (n.) Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper..

Pullback :: Pullback (n.) That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance..

Aspect :: Aspect (n.) To behold; to look at.

Leasehold :: Leasehold (a.) Held by lease.

Urnful :: Urnful (n.) As much as an urn will hold; enough to fill an urn.

Sheephook :: Sheephook (n.) A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook..

Enfeoff :: Enfeoff (v. t.) To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment..

Severalty :: Severalty (n.) A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right..

Prize :: Prize (n.) A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever..

Wassail :: Wassail (v. i.) To hold a wassail; to carouse.

Glassful :: Glassful (n.) The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will hold.

Nail :: Nail (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap..

Sackful :: Sackful (n.) As much as a sack will hold.