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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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..
Presidency :: Presidency (n.) The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household..
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc..
Udal :: Udal (n.) In Shetland and Orkney, a freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right..
Interviewing :: Interviewing (n.) The act or custom of holding an interview or interviews.
Armrack :: Armrack (n.) A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms..
Easel :: Easel (n.) A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition..
Glue :: Glue (n.) To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten..
Economics :: Economics (n.) The science of household affairs, or of domestic management..
Progressist :: Progressist (n.) One who makes, or holds to, progress; a progressionist..
Shallow-bodied :: Shallow-bodied (a.) Having a moderate depth of hold; -- said of a vessel.
Cramp :: Cramp (v. t.) To fasten or hold with, or as with, a cramp..
Underpossessor :: Underpossessor (n.) One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another.
Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..
Orthodox :: Orthodox (a.) Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian..
Compaginate :: Compaginate (v. t.) To unite or hold together; as, the side pieces compaginate the frame..
Anchor :: Anchor (n.) A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer..
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