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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Hold
     a fortress, the name given to David's lurking-places (1 Sam.
     22:4, 5; 24:22).
     

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hold \Hold\ (h[=o]ld), n. [D. hol hole, hollow. See Hole.]
     (Naut.)
     The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck,
     in which the cargo is stowed.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hold \Hold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Holding. Holden, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing,
     though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden,
     OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth.
     haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf.
     Avast, Halt, Hod.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or
        relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent
        from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep
        in the grasp; to retain.
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              The loops held one curtain to another. --Ex. xxxvi.
                                                    12.
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              Thy right hand shall hold me.         --Ps. cxxxix.
                                                    10.
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              They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant.
                                                    iii. 8.
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              In vain he seeks, that having can not hold.
                                                    --Spenser.
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              France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . .
              .
              A fasting tiger safer by the tooth,
              Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or
        authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to
        defend.
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              We mean to hold what anciently we claim
              Of deity or empire.                   --Milton.
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     3. To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to
        derive title to; as, to hold office.
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              This noble merchant held a noble house. --Chaucer.
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              Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute.
                                                    --Knolles.
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              And now the strand, and now the plain, they held.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to
        bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
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              We can not hold mortality's strong hand. --Shak.
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              Death! what do'st? O, hold thy blow.  --Grashaw.
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              He had not sufficient judgment and self-command to
              hold his tongue.                      --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute,
        as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to
        sustain.
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              Hold not thy peace, and be not still. --Ps. lxxxiii.
                                                    1.
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              Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost,
              Shall hold their course.              --Milton.
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     6. To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which
        is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a
        festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring
        about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the
        general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a
        clergyman holds a service.
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              I would hold more talk with thee.     --Shak.
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     7. To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this
        pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain;
        to have capacity or containing power for.
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              Broken cisterns that can hold no water. --Jer. ii.
                                                    13.
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              One sees more devils than vast hell can hold.
                                                    --Shak.
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     8. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or
        privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to
        sustain.
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              Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have
              been taught.                          --2 Thes.
                                                    ii.15.
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              But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think;
        to judge.
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              I hold him but a fool.                --Shak.
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              I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak.
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              The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his
              name in vain.                         --Ex. xx. 7.
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     10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he
         holds his head high.
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               Let him hold his fingers thus.       --Shak.
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     To hold a wager, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift.
  
     To hold forth,
         (a) v. t.to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put
             forward. ``The propositions which books hold forth
             and pretend to teach.'' --Locke.
         (b) v. i. To talk at length; to harangue.
  
     To held in, to restrain; to curd.
  
     To hold in hand, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to
        have in one's power. [Obs.]
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              O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods,
              And hold a lady in hand.              --Beaw. & Fl.
  
     To hold in play, to keep under control; to dally with.
        --Macaulay.
  
     To hold off, to keep at a distance.
  
     To hold on, to hold in being, continuance or position; as,
        to hold a rider on.
  
     To hold one's day, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.]
        --Chaucer.
  
     To hold one's own. To keep good one's present condition
        absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose
        ground; as, a ship holds her own when she does not lose
        ground in a race or chase; a man holds his own when he
        does not lose strength or weight.
  
     To hold one's peace, to keep silence.
  
     To hold out.
         (a) To extend; to offer. ``Fortune holds out these to you
             as rewards.'' --B. Jonson.
         (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. ``He can
             not long hold out these pangs.'' --Shak.
  
     To hold up.
         (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head.
         (b) To support; to sustain. ``He holds himself up in
             virtue.''--Sir P. Sidney.
         (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an
             example.
         (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your
             horses.
         (e) to rob, usually at gunpoint; -- often with the demand
             to ``hold up'' the hands.
         (f) To delay.
  
     To hold water.
         (a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence
             (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps
             or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as,
             his statements will not hold water. [Colloq.]
         (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus
             checking the headway of a boat.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hold \Hold\ (h[=o]ld), n.
     1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the
        manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp;
        clasp; grip; possession; -- often used with the verbs take
        and lay.
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              Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              Thou should'st lay hold upon him.     --B. Jonson.
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              My soul took hold on thee.            --Addison.
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              Take fast hold of instruction.        --Pror. iv.
                                                    13.
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     2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
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              The law hath yet another hold on you. --Shak.
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     3. Binding power and influence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest
              hold of.                              --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Something that may be grasped; means of support.
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              If a man be upon an high place without rails or good
              hold, he is ready to fall.            --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody;
        guard.
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              They . . . put them in hold unto the next day.
                                                    --Acts. iv. 3.
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              King Richard, he is in the mighty hold
              Of Bolingbroke.                       --Shak.
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     6. A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle;
        -- often called a stronghold. --Chaucer.
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              New comers in an ancient hold         --Tennyson.
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     7. (Mus.) A character [thus ?] placed over or under a note or
        rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called
        also pause, and corona.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hold \Hold\, v. i.
     In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
     condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
     [1913 Webster]
  
     1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the
        imperative.
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              And damned be him that first cries, ``Hold,
              enough!''                             --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
        remain unbroken or unsubdued.
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              Our force by land hath nobly held.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
        endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              While our obedience holds.            --Milton.
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              The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
                                                    --Locke.
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     4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
        attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He will hold to the one and despise the other.
                                                    --Matt. vi. 24
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     5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.
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              His dauntless heart would fain have held
              From weeping, but his eyes rebelled.  --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
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              My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.
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              His imagination holds immediately from nature.
                                                    --Hazlitt.
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     Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To
     hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
        --L'Estrange.
  
     To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
        and could hardly hold in.
  
     To hold off, to keep at a distance.
  
     To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. ``The
        trade held on for many years,'' --Swift.
  
     To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
        one's self; not to yield or give way.
  
     To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
        a certain date.
  
     To hold to or To hold with, to take sides with, as a
        person or opinion.
  
     To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
        in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
  
     To hold up.
        (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
            as, to hold up under misfortunes.
        (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
            --Hudibras.
        (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
            --Collier.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Corona \Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. Coron[ae] (-n?), E.
     Coronas (-n?z). [L. corona crown. See Crown.]
     1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward
        for distinguished services.
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     2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the
        under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as
        to form a drip. See Illust. of Column.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or
        the skull; a crown.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Astronomy) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola,
        which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the
        sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Bot.)
        (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often
            forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil.
        (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Meteorol.)
        (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of
            the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as
            the sun or moon.
        (b) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by
            the concentration or convergence of luminous beams
            around the point in the heavens indicated by the
            direction of the dipping needle.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of
        churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It
        is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged
        pyramidically. Called also corona lucis. --Fairholt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the pause or hold.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hold \Hold\, v. t.
  
     To hold up. To stop in order to rob, often with the demand
        to hold up the hands. [Colloq.] Hole \Hole\, n. (Games)
     (a) A small cavity used in some games, usually one into which
         a marble or ball is to be played or driven; hence, a
         score made by playing a marble or ball into such a hole,
         as in golf.
     (b) (Fives) At Eton College, England, that part of the floor
         of the court between the step and the pepperbox.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hold \Hold\, n. [D. hol hole, hollow. See Hole.] (Naut.)
     The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck,
     in which the cargo is stowed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hold \Hold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Holding. Holden, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing,
     though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden,
     OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth.
     haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf.
     Avast, Halt, Hod.]
     1. To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or
        relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent
        from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep
        in the grasp; to retain.
  
              The loops held one curtain to another. --Ex. xxxvi.
                                                    12.
  
              Thy right hand shall hold me.         --Ps. cxxxix.
                                                    10.
  
              They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant.
                                                    iii. 8.
  
              In vain he seeks, that having can not hold.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
              France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . .
              . A fasting tiger safer by the tooth, Than keep in
              peace that hand which thou dost hold. --Shak.
  
     2. To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or
        authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to
        defend.
  
              We mean to hold what anciently we claim Of deity or
              empire.                               --Milton.
  
     3. To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to
        derive title to; as, to hold office.
  
              This noble merchant held a noble house. --Chaucer.
  
              Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute.
                                                    --Knolles.
  
              And now the strand, and now the plain, they held.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to
        bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
  
              We can not hold mortality's strong hand. --Shak.
  
              Death! what do'st? O,hold thy blow.   --Grashaw.
  
              He hat not sufficient judgment and self-command to
              hold his tongue.                      --Macaulay.
  
     5. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute,
        as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to
        sustain.
  
              Hold not thy peace, and be not still. --Ps. lxxxiii.
                                                    1.
  
              Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall
              hold their course.                    --Milton.
  
     6. To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which
        is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a
        festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring
        about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the
        general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a
        clergyman holds a service.
  
              I would hold more talk with thee.     --Shak.
  
     7. To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this
        pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain;
        to have capacity or containing power for.
  
              Broken cisterns that can hold no water. --Jer. ii.
                                                    13.
  
              One sees more devils than vast hell can hold.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     8. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or
        privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to
        sustain.
  
              Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have
              been taught.                          --2 Thes.
                                                    ii.15.
  
              But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden.
  
     9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think;
        to judge.
  
              I hold him but a fool.                --Shak.
  
              I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak.
  
              The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his
              name in vain.                         --Ex. xx. 7.
  
     10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he
         holds his head high.
  
               Let him hold his fingers thus.       --Shak.
  
     To hold a wager, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift.
  
     To hold forth, to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put
        forward. ``The propositions which books hold forth and
        pretend to teach.'' --Locke.
  
     To held in, to restrain; to curd.
  
     To hold in hand, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to
        have in one's power. [Obs.]
  
              O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And
              hold a lady in hand.                  --Beaw. & Fl.
  
     To hold in play, to keep under control; to dally with.
        --Macaulay.
  
     To hold off, to keep at a distance.
  
     To hold on, to hold in being, continuance or position; as,
        to hold a rider on.
  
     To hold one's day, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.]
        --Chaucer.
  
     To hold one's own.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hold \Hold\, n. i.
     In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
     condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
  
     1. Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.
  
              And damned be him that first cries, ``Hold,
              enough!''                             --Shak.
  
     2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
        remain unbroken or unsubdued.
  
              Our force by land hath nobly held.    --Shak.
  
     3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
        endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
  
              While our obedience holds.            --Milton.
  
              The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
        attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for.
  
              He will hold to the one and despise the other.
                                                    --Matt. vi. 24
  
     5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.
  
              His dauntless heart would fain have held From
              weeping, but his eyes rebelled.       --Dryden.
  
     6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
  
              My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.
  
              His imagination holds immediately from nature.
                                                    --Hazlitt.
  
     Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To
     hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
        --L'Estrange.
  
     To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
        and could hardly hold in.
  
     To hold off, to keep at a distance.
  
     To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. ``The
        trade held on for many years,'' --Swift.
  
     To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
        one's self; not to yield or give way.
  
     To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
        a certain date.
  
     To hold to or with, to take sides with, as a person or
        opinion.
  
     To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
        in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
  
     To hold up.
        (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
            as, to hold up under misfortunes.
        (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
            --Hudibras.
        (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
            --Collier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hold \Hold\, n.
     1. 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.
  
              Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              Thou should'st lay hold upon him.     --B. Jonson.
  
              My soul took hold on thee.            --Addison.
  
              Take fast hold of instruction.        --Pror. iv.
                                                    13.
  
     2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
  
              The law hath yet another hold on you. --Shak.
  
     3. Binding power and influence.
  
              Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest
              hold of.                              --Tillotson.
  
     4. Something that may be grasped; means of support.
  
              If a man be upon an high place without rails or good
              hold, he is ready to fall.            --Bacon.
  
     5. A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody;
        guard.
  
              They . . . put them in hold unto the next day.
                                                    --Acts. iv. 3.
  
              King Richard, he is in the mighty hold Of
              Bolingbroke.                          --Shak.
  
     6. A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle;
        -- often called a stronghold. --Chaucer.
  
              New comers in an ancient hold         --Tennyson.
  
     7. (Mus.) A character [thus ?] placed over or under a note or
        rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called
        also pause, and corona.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Corona \Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. Coron[ae] (-n?), E.
     Coronas (-n?z). [L. corona crown. See Crown.]
     1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward
        for distinguished services.
  
     2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the
        under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as
        to form a drip. See Illust. of Column.
  
     3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or
        the skull; a crown.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.
  
     5. (Astrol.) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola,
        which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the
        sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.
  
     6. (Bot.)
        (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often
            forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil.
        (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.
  
     7. (Meteorol.)
        (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of
            the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as
            the sun or moon.
        (b) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by
            the concentration or convergence of luminous beams
            around the point in the heavens indicated by the
            direction of the dipping needle.
  
     8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of
        churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It
        is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged
        pyramidically. Called also corona lucis. --Fairholt.
  
     9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the pause or hold.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  hold
       n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
            has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
            on the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches,
             grasp, grip]
       2: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or
          magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting
          practices" [syn: appreciation, grasp]
       3: power by which something or someone is affected or
          dominated; "he has a hold over them"
       4: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay
          caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the
          action" [syn: delay, time lag, postponement, wait]
       5: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his
          detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on
          hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: detention,
           custody]
       6: a stronghold
       7: a cell in a jail or prison [syn: keep]
       8: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in
          order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the
          handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good
          grip" [syn: handle, grip, handgrip]
       9: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: cargo
          area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area]
       v 1: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
            throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: throw,
            have, make, give]
       2: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep
          clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a
          lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: keep, maintain]
       3: have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a
          moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" [syn: take
          hold] [ant: let go of]
       4: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;
          "This holds the local until the express passengers change
          trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the
          stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a
          detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists
          for ransom" [syn: restrain, confine]
       5: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears
          the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for
          almost a decade" [syn: bear]
       6: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;
          "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful
          daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
          [syn: have, have got]
       7: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for
          granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be
          self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: deem,
           view as, take for]
       8: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
          canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
          [syn: bear, carry, contain]
       9: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or
          keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold
          your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
          [syn: control, hold in, contain, check, curb, moderate]
       10: remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The
           weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"
       11: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge";
           "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
           [syn: harbor, harbour, entertain, nurse]
       12: assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people
           are inherently good"
       13: remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas"
       14: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The
           landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the
           right to disagree" [syn: retain, keep back, hold
           back]
       15: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam
           holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while
           I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
           [syn: support, sustain, hold up]
       16: hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience";
           "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience
           spellbound"
       17: keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"
       18: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head
           high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: carry, bear]
       19: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can
           accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people";
           "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: accommodate,
            admit]
       20: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take
           all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: contain,
            take]
       21: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
           [syn: prevail, obtain]
       22: take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The
           dissatisfied students held the President's office for
           almost a week"
       23: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position
           behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's
           attacks" [syn: defend, guard]
       24: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held
           that the defendant was innocent" [syn: declare, adjudge]
       25: have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many
           surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable
           advise"
       26: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress";
           "halt the presses" [syn: halt, arrest]
       27: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a
           contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: oblige,
            bind, obligate]
       28: cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held
           her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold
           one's nose"
       29: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his
           liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: carry]
       30: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply
           to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers";
           "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: apply, go for]
       31: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in
           advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent
           booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please
           hold a table at Maxim's" [syn: reserve, book]
       32: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied
           public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the
           greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: defy,
           withstand, hold up]
       33: keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
       34: stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office
           while he is in a meeting"
       35: aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly
           on the flames"
       36: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
           the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
           those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord
           on this point" [syn: agree, concur, concord] [ant:
           disagree]
       [also: held]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hold
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κράτημα, λαβή
     2 κράτημα (για τα μαλλιά, κόμμωση)
     3 το συνολικό ποσό που παίζεται σε ένα στοίχημα
     4 χώρος για τα μεταφερόμενα εμπορεύματα σε πλοίο (αμπάρι) ή
  αεροσκάφος]
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 κρατάω
     2 (μτβ) χωράω, παίρνω, έχω αρκετό χώρο για κάτι ή κάποιον

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hold
     German a.
     1 (lb de dated literary predicative with dative) affectionate,
  devoted, loyal to
     2 (lb de archaic poetic or humorous) gracious, graceful, comely,
  dainty
     Hungarian n.
     1 moon, natural satellite
     2 # (lb hu in compounds) lunar
     3 {ngd|unit of surface area, originally the same as acre, but
  currently usually indicating (m hu katasztrális hold), though its
  different types range from 3500 m² to 8400 m²}
     Middle English a.
     friendly, faithful
     Middle English n.
     carcase, flesh
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb holde  imp)
     Old High German a.
     friendly, loyal

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Hold
     Hungarian n.
     Moon

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  hold
     n.
     A grasp or grip.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To grasp or grip.
     n.
     (lb en nautical aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often
  '''holds''' or ''cargo hold'').
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  hold
     German a.
     1 (lb de dated literary predicative with dative) affectionate,
  devoted, loyal to
     2 (lb de archaic poetic or humorous) gracious, graceful, comely,
  dainty
     Hungarian n.
     1 moon, natural satellite
     2 # (lb hu in compounds) lunar
     3 {ngd|unit of surface area, originally the same as acre, but
  currently usually indicating (m hu katasztrális hold), though its
  different types range from 3500 m² to 8400 m²}
     Middle English a.
     friendly, faithful
     Middle English n.
     carcase, flesh
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb holde  imp)
     Old High German a.
     friendly, loyal

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Hold
     Hungarian n.
     Moon

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  hold
     German a.
     1 (lb de dated literary predicative with dative) affectionate,
  devoted, loyal to
     2 (lb de archaic poetic or humorous) gracious, graceful, comely,
  dainty
     Hungarian n.
     1 moon, natural satellite
     2 # (lb hu in compounds) lunar
     3 {ngd|unit of surface area, originally the same as acre, but
  currently usually indicating (m hu katasztrális hold), though its
  different types range from 3500 m² to 8400 m²}
     Middle English a.
     friendly, faithful
     Middle English n.
     carcase, flesh
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb holde  imp)
     Old High German a.
     friendly, loyal

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Hold
     Hungarian n.
     Moon

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hold
     Saksa a.
     (yhteys runollinen vanhahtava k=de) suloinen, sievä
     Unkari n.
     kuu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hold
     Engelska vb.
     1 hålla
     2 anordna, organisera, genomföra
     Tyska a.
     (tagg språk=de kat=poetiskt kat2=ålderdomligt) ljuv, huld

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  hold /hˈɔlt/ 
  lovely , sweet , fair , meek 
     Synonym: holdseliglich
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  hold /hɔlt/ 
  cher, tendre
  gehoben, veraltend: sehr zart und hübsch

From German-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:deu-ita ]

  hold /hˈɔlt/
  1. caro
  2. affascinante, amabile, grazioso

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  hold /hˈɔlt/
  1. goedgezind, gunstig, toegenegen, welgezind
  2. bevallig, gracieus, sierlijk
  3. dierbaar, lief
  4. bekoorlijk, charmant, innemend, schattig, snoeperig, snoezig

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  hold /hˈɔlt/
  1. favorável, propício
  2. esbelto, gracioso
  3. querido
  4. atraente, cativante, delicioso, encantador, fascinante

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  hold /hɔlt/ 
  1. dulce, tierno
  gehoben, veraltend: sehr zart und hübsch
  2. fiel
  gehoben, veraltend: gewogen, treu; von freundlicher Gesinnung

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  hold /hɔlt/ 
  huld 2.
  gehoben, veraltend: sehr zart und hübsch
   3.
  gehoben, veraltend: gewogen, treu; von freundlicher Gesinnung

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  hou, behou, vashou

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  agterhou

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Hold /hˈəʊld/
  القبضة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  1. издръжливост
  exercise
  2. хващане
  grasp
  3. захват
  wrestling grip
  4. трюм
  cargo area

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  1. в сила съм
  to be or remain valid
  2. задържам 2.
  to cause to wait
   3.
  to detain
  3. съдържам
  to contain
  4. държа́, хваща́м
  to grasp
  5. владея
  to keep possession
  6. запазвам
  to reserve

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold! /hˈəʊld/ 
  zadrž!

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold! /hˈəʊld/
  drž!

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  uchovávat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  zadržovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  pořádat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  úchytka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  uchopení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  sevření

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  obsahovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  držení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  postavení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  podržet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  držet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  udržovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  udržet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  činit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  vytrvat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  dal 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ (held /hˈɛld/ <>, held /hˈɛld/ <>) 
  etw. abhalten 
           Note: Treffen; Versammlung
   see: holding, held
  
           Note: a meeting

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  besitzen, innehaben, haben  [ugs.]
        "have and to hold (real property conveyance contracts)"  - besitzen, innehaben
        "hold/own shares"  - Aktien besitzen
        "hold/have information about sth."  - Informationen über etw. besitzen/haben
     Synonyms: have, own, possess sth., have possession of sth.
  
   see: holding, having, owning, possessing, having possession of, held, had, owned, possessed, had possession of, possess oneself of sth.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  eine Stelle/Stellung besetzen, einnehmen, innehaben, bekleiden  [adm.]
        "he/she hold"  - er/sie hat inne
        "hold/occupy a position of power"  - eine Machtposition innehaben
        "hold/occupy a position for three years"  - eine Funktion drei Jahre lang innehaben
     Synonym: occupy a job/position
  
   see: holding, occupying, held, occupied, he/she occupies
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ (held /hˈɛld/ <>, held /hˈɛld/ <>) 
  enthalten, bergen 
        "hold sth."  - etw. in sich bergen
        "It holds many dangers."  - Es birgt viele Gefahren in sich.
   see: holding, held, This of course involves the danger that …
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  etw. fassen, etw. aufnehmen können, ein Fassungsvermögen von … haben, Platz/Raum für … bieten 
           Note: Theater, Stadion
           Note: + Mengenangabe
        "The hall holds/accommodates/seats 1.500 people."  - Die Halle fasst 1.500 Personen.
        "The storage tank holds (a capacity of) up to 20 litres of liquid."  - Der Vorratsbehälter fasst bis zu 20 Liter Flüssigkeit., Der Vorratsbehälter kann bis zu 20 Liter Flüssigkeit aufnehmen.
     Synonyms: accommodate, seat, have room for
  
   see: holding, accommodating, seating, having room for, held, accommodated, seated, had room for, The cruise liner has room for 320 passengers.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ (held /hˈɛld/ <>, held /hˈɛld/ <>) 
  halten, bereithalten, beibehalten, festhalten 
        "he/she holds"  - er/sie hält
        "I/he/she would hold"  - ich/er/sie hielte
   see: holding, held, I hold, you hold, Hold onto my hand!
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  warten  [aviat.]
   see: holding, held
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  
  αμπάρι, κρατώ, συγκρατώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  1. pito, pitäminen
  exercise
  2. ote
  grasp
  3. talon etu
  percentage that the house wins
  4. varasto
  reserve
  5. ote, painiote
  wrestling grip
  6. ruuma
  cargo area

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  1. pitää syöttönsä
  (tennis) to win one’s service game
  2. pysyä
  to be or remain valid
  3. pitää, pidätellä, pidellä, pitää varattuna
  to cause to wait
  4. sisältää
  to contain
  5. pidättää, pitää
  to detain
  6. pitää, pidellä
  to grasp
  7. pitää, säilyttää
  to keep possession
  8. pitää 2.
  to organise an event or meeting
   3.
  to bind to a consequence of one's actions
   4.
  to maintain, to consider
  9. pitää, varata
  to reserve

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  hold /hould/
  tenir

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  1. मजबूती से पकड़ना
        "पहाड़ पर चढ़ते समय रस्सा'hold'(मजबूती) से पकड़ना चाहिये. "

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/ 
  1. पकड़
        "शेयर बाजार पर सटोरियों की 'hold'(पकड़)मजबूत हो रही है."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  brodsko skladiste, drška, držanje, držati, obuzdati, obuzdavanje, održavati, posjed, posjedovati, sadržavati, spriječiti, vjerovati, zadržati, zadrži, zadržite, zauzimanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  1. hajótér
  2. gyám
  3. odú
  4. fermata
  5. fogás
  6. hajófenékrekesz
  7. befolyás
  8. raktér
  9. vár
  10. tartó
  11. rakodótér
  12. erôd
  13. korona
  14. hatalom
  15. üreg
  16. jól sikerült felvétel
  17. támasz
  18. hajófenék
  19. börtön

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  hold! /hˈəʊld/
  1. ne siess úgy!
  2. megállj!
  3. állj!
  4. várj egy pillanatig!

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  ruang muatan
  cargo area

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  1. menahan, tahan
  2. memegang
  to grasp

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  tenere

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  ritenere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  1. 止める, 遅れさせる
  to cause to wait
  2. 保持する, 入っている, 擁する
  to contain
  3. 拘束する
  to detain
  4. 持つ, 握る, 掴む
  to grasp
  5. 持つ, 保持する, 所持する
  to keep possession
  6. 予約する
  to reserve

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  hold /hould/
  habere, tenere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  hold /hould/
  1. laikyti(s), išlaikyti
     See also: keep
  
     See also: maintain
  
  2. (amer.) sulaikyti (areštuoti)
  3. turėti (savyje), talpinti
  4. vadovauti, valdyti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  hold /hould/
  1. aanhouden
  2. ruim, scheepsruim
  3. houden, bijhouden, vasthouden

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  holde
  to grasp

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  hold /hould/
  1. porão
  2. manter, segurar, sustenar, ter

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  hold /hould/
  1. continuar
  2. sujetar, tener

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  hold /houldəgenst/
  valoraren

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  hold /houldbæk/
  retener

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  lastrum, hålskepp
  cargo area

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  hold //hoʊld// //həʊld// /[hoəɫd]/ /[həʊɫd]/ 
  1. innehålla, rymma
  to contain
  2. anhålla
  to detain
  3. hålla
  to grasp
  4. anse
  to maintain, to consider
  5. anordna
  to organise an event or meeting
  6. reservera
  to reserve

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  1. (held)  tutmak
  2. bırakmamak, zapt etmek
  3. içine almak, istiap etmek
  4. alıkoymak, salıvermemek, durdurmak
  5. sahip olmak, malik olmak, elinde tutmak
  6. devam ettirmek
  7. inanmak, kabul ve tasdik etmek
  8. devam etmek, iltizam etmek
  9. mecbur etmek
  10. yapışmak
  11. dayanmak, sabit olmak
  12. sadık olmak: değişmemek
  13. arkası kesilmemek, ilerlemek
  14. doğru kalmak
  15. durmak
  16. tutma, tutuş
  17. tutacak şey veya yer, tutamak
  18. sığınacak yer, destek, dayanak noktası, istinatgah
  19. hapishane
  20. nüfuz, hüküm
  21. (müz.) uzatma işareti. hold a thing over one bir şey ile durmadan tehdit etmek. hold aloof uzak durmak, yaklasmamak, ilişki kurmamak. hold at bay arada mesafe blrakmak, yaklaştırmamak. hold back zapt etmek
  22. kendini tutmak, çekinmek. hold by (k.dili.) tutmak, inanmak. hold down (k.dili.) yurütmek (bir işi)
  23. tutunmak, koyvermemek, elden çıkarmamak. hold forth nutuk söylemek, uzun uzadıya açıklamak. hold good geçerli olmak
  24. değerini korumak. hold in tutmak
  25. kendini tutmak. hold in esteem saymak, saygı göstermek, hürmet etmek. hold off uzakta tutmak, araya mesafe koymak
  26. gecikmek. hold on devam etmek, süregelmek
  27. tutup düşürmemek. Hold on ! (k.dili.) Dur! Bekle! hold one's ground durumunu muhafaza etmek, yerini korumak. hold one's head high eğilmemek, başını diktutmak, mağlup olmamak
  28. yüzü olmak. hold one's own geri gitmemek, ayak diremek, mevkiini muhafaza etmek. hold one's peace veya tongue dilini tutmak konuşmamak. hold out dayanmak
  29. ileri sürmek
  30. tahammül etmek
  31. yetmek
  32. ayak diremek. hold out on one birinden gizlemek. hold over ertelemek, tehir etmek
  33. belirli bir süreden fazla devam etmek
  34. tehdit etmek. hold together bir arada tutmak
  35. ayrılmamak
  36. hakikate uygun görünmek, tutarlı olmak (ifade) hold up tutmak, yardımda bulunmak, korumak
  37. arzetmek, göstermek, teşhir etmek
  38. engel olmak
  39. yolunu kesip soymak. hold water su kaldırmak
  40. (k.dili.) geçerli olmak, makul olmak. hold with aynı fikirde olmak, (bir kimseyi) tasdik etmek. Hold your horses! (k.dili.) Dur, bekle!

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  hold /hˈəʊld/
  1. gemi ambarı
  2. geminin iç tarafı.

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  hold /hˈold/
  1. lamp
  2. satellite
  3. yoke
  4. parish lantern
  5. moon

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  hold- /hˈold/
  lunar

From íslenska - English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:isl-eng ]

  hold /hˈɔld/ 
  flesh

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  hold
  hold

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈhɔlt/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhoʊɫd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  889 Moby Thesaurus words for "hold":
     abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention,
     abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as,
     accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate,
     admit, advance, advantage, adverse possession, affirm,
     afford support, agglomerate, agree to, agree with, allege, allow,
     alodium, amass, announce, annunciate, answer, apply, apprehension,
     approve of, archives, argue, armory, arrest, arrestation, arsenal,
     ascendancy, assemble, assert, assever, asseverate, assimilate,
     assume, attic, authority, avail, aver, avoid, avouch, avow, back,
     back up, backlog, balance, ballast, bank, bar, basement, bastion,
     bay, be, be afraid, be consistent, be enfeoffed of, be equal to,
     be extant, be found, be in existence, be judicious, be met with,
     be possessed of, be present, be seized of, be the case, be there,
     be true, be truthful, beachhead, bear, bear hug, bear up, belay,
     believe, beset, bide, bin, bite, blockhouse, boast, bolster,
     bolster up, bonded warehouse, bookcase, booth, bosom, bottle up,
     box, box up, brace, breathe, bridgehead, bridle, bunch, bunker,
     buoy up, burgage, buttery, buttress, cage, call, cancel, capture,
     care, cargo dock, carry, carry on, castle, catch, catch up,
     catching, cavity, cease, cell, cellar, cellarage, cellule, chamber,
     character, charge, charisma, charm, check, cherish, chest, citadel,
     claim, clamp, clasp, claws, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch,
     cling, cling to, clinging, clip, cloister, closet, clot, clout,
     cluster, clutch, clutches, coagulate, coal bin, cohere, collaring,
     collect, colony, command, compartment, compel, complete,
     comprehend, comprise, conceal, conceive, condone, conduct, confine,
     conform to fact, congeal, conglomerate, consequence, conservatory,
     consider, constrain, contain, contend, continue, continue to be,
     control, convene, convoke, cool, cool off, coop, coop in, coop up,
     cork up, count, count in, countenance, counterbalance, coup, cover,
     cradle, crate, credit, crib, crutch, crypt, cumulate, cupboard,
     curb, curtail, cushion, custodianship, custody, custos, cut it out,
     cyclone cellar, daresay, de facto, de jure, death grip, decelerate,
     declaim, declare, deem, defeat time, defer, defy time, delay, deny,
     dependency, depository, depot, derivative title, desist, detain,
     diminish, direct, discontinue, display, do, do it, dock, dominance,
     domination, dominion, dompt, donjon, dot, dragnet, drawer, drive,
     drop it, dump, dwell, effect, embody, embosom, embrace, eminence,
     encage, enchant, enchantment, encircle, enclose, enclosed space,
     encompass, end, endure, enfold, engage, engage in,
     engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts,
     engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enjoin, enjoy,
     entertain, enthrall, enunciate, environ, envisage, esteem,
     estimate, exchequer, exercise, exercise judgment, exhibit, exist,
     expect, express, express an opinion, expression mark, extend,
     fancy, fare, fascinate, fasthold, fastness, favor, fee fief,
     fee position, fee simple, fee simple absolute,
     fee simple conditional, fee simple defeasible,
     fee simple determinable, fee tail, feel, fence in, fend off,
     feodum, fermata, feud, fiefdom, fill, fill in, fill out,
     fill the bill, firm, firm hold, firm up, fondle, foothold, footing,
     footplate, footrail, footrest, forbear, force, forcible seizure,
     forgo, form an opinion, fort, fortress, foster, frankalmoign,
     free socage, freehold, freeze, freeze to, fulfill, function,
     garner, garner up, garrison, garrison house, gather into barns,
     gavelkind, get by, give over, give support, glory hole, go,
     go around, go on, go out, godown, good feeling, govern, grab,
     grabbing, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, grow together, guard,
     guarding, guess, hack it, haft, halt, hand, handclasp, handhold,
     handle, hands, hang on, hang on to, hang together, happen to be,
     harangue, harbor, have, have a hunch, have an idea,
     have an impression, have an inkling, have and hold, have being,
     have done with, have in hand, have place, have tenure of,
     have the idea, having title to, heap up, helm, helve, hem in, hide,
     hinder, hoard, hoard up, hold, hold as, hold at bay, hold back,
     hold down, hold fast, hold forth, hold good, hold in,
     hold in check, hold in custody, hold in leash, hold in restraint,
     hold off, hold on, hold on to, hold out, hold over,
     hold spellbound, hold the interest, hold tight, hold together,
     hold true, hold up, hold water, hold with, holder, holding, hole,
     hollow, hug, hutch, hypnotize, imagine, immerse, immobilize,
     immure, impede, impel, importance, impound, imprison,
     incidental power, include, incorporate, infatuate, influence,
     influentiality, inhibit, insinuation, insist, involve,
     involve the interest, iron grip, iron hand, issue a manifesto,
     jail, judge, jurisdiction, just do, keep, keep afloat, keep alive,
     keep back, keep from, keep going, keep hold of, keep in,
     keep in check, keep in custody, keep in detention, keep off,
     keep on, keep out, keep under control, keep up, keeping,
     key signature, kidnapping, knight service, knock it off, last,
     last long, last out, lay down, lay fee, lay off, lay up, lead,
     leadership, lease, leasehold, leave off, legal claim,
     legal possession, lend support, lengthen, leverage, library, lie,
     ligature, live, live on, live through, locker, locus standi,
     look on, look upon, look upon as, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin,
     magazine, magnetism, mainstay, maintain, make the grade, manage,
     mandate, manger, manifesto, mark, martello, martello tower, mass,
     mastership, mastery, measure, meet, meet requirements, mesmerize,
     metronomic mark, mew, mew up, moment, monopolize, mote, motte, mug,
     nabbing, nail down, never let go, nip, not let go, notation,
     number among, nurse, nurture, obsess, obtain, occupancy,
     occupation, occupy, occupy the attention, occur, offer, operate,
     opine, orate, original title, own, owning, participate in, pass,
     pass muster, pause, peel, peel tower, pen, pen up, perch, perdure,
     perennate, perpetuate, persevere, persist, personality, persuasion,
     pew, picking up, pile up, pillbox, pillow, pin down, pine, possess,
     possessing, possession, possessor, post, postpone, potato cellar,
     potency, pound, power, power grab, predicate, predominance,
     prehension, preoccupancy, preoccupation, preoccupy, preponderance,
     prepossession, presa, prescription, present, preserve,
     preside over, pressure, prestige, presume, prevail,
     preventive custody, proclaim, profess, proffer, prohibit, prolong,
     prop, property, property rights, propose, propound,
     proprietary rights, proprietor, protection, protective custody,
     protest, protract, prove out, prove to be, prove true, pull,
     pull in, purchase, put, put it, put off, put up, qualify, quit,
     rack, rail in, range, rath, reach, reach out, rebuff, receive,
     reckon, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, reduce, refrain,
     refrain from, refuse, regard, reign, rein, rein in, reinforce,
     reins of government, relinquish, remain, remain valid, renounce,
     repel, repertory, repository, repress, repulse, repute, reserve,
     reservoir, resist, restrain, restrict, retain, retard, retrench,
     rick, rob, rule, run, run on, running in, safehold, safekeeping,
     satisfy, save, save up, say, scrub, seal up, secrete, segno,
     seisin, seize, seizure, seizure of power, sense, serve,
     serve the purpose, set, set back, set down, set down as, shackle,
     shelf, shore, shore up, shoulder, show, shut in, shut up, sign,
     signature, slow down, slow up, slur, snatch, snatching, snub,
     socage, solidify, span, spare, speak, speak out, speak up,
     spellbind, spread, squat, squat on, squatting, squirrel,
     squirrel away, stabilitate, stabilize, stack, stack room, stall,
     stance, stand, stand for, stand on, stand the test, stand up,
     standing, standing place, state, stay, stay on, stay put, steady,
     stick, stick to, stick together, stick up, stock room, stock up,
     stockpile, stop, storage, store, store up, storehouse, storeroom,
     storm cellar, straddle, straiten, stretch, stretch out,
     strong point, stronghold, suasion, subbasement, sublease, submit,
     subscribe to, subsidize, subsist, subtle influence, subvention,
     suffice, suggestion, supply base, supply depot, support, suppose,
     suppress, supremacy, surmise, surround, survive, suspect, suspend,
     sustain, sway, sweep, swell, symbol, take, take for, take hold of,
     take in, take into account, take into consideration, take it,
     take up, taking in, taking into custody, talons, tank, tarry,
     tempo mark, tenancy, tenantry, tender, tenure, tenure in chivalry,
     terminate, think, think of, thrust out, tide over, tie, tight grip,
     time signature, title, toehold, tower, tower of strength, traction,
     transfix, treasure, treasure house, treasure room, treasure up,
     treasury, trow, underbrace, undergird, underlease, underlie,
     underpin, underset, undertenancy, upbear, uphold, upkeep,
     upper hand, usucapion, usucapt, vat, vault, view as,
     villein socage, villeinhold, villenage, vinculum, wait, wall in,
     ward, warehouse, wash, waylay, wear, wear well, ween, weight,
     whip hand, wine cellar, withhold, withstand, work
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 把握,把持力,柄;
  v. 保存,握住,拿~;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  Hold
     n.
     v.
  抓住,拿着,握住,保持,容纳,控制,抑制,举行,掌握,占有,认为…

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