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  Hold \Hold\, v. i.
     In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
     condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
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     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.
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     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.
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     3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
        endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
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              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.
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              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.
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     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.
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  to hold to /tə hˈəʊld tuː/
  1. kitart
  2. ragaszkodik
  3. irányt tart