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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:
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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Hold up \Hold up\ (h[=o]ld [u^]p"), v. t.
1. To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint.
[PJC]
2. To delay; as, bad weather held up the satellite launch for
two days.
[PJC]
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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
hold up
v 1: 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: hold, support, sustain]
2: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements
for admiration
3: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by
the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't
want to perform" [syn: delay, detain] [ant: rush]
4: rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn: stick
up]
5: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and
food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through
several very serious accidents" [syn: survive, last, live,
live on, go, endure, hold out]
6: 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]
7: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't
hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: stand up,
hold water]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold up
Αγγλικά vb.
καθυστερώ ή εμποδίζω την κίνηση ή την πρόοδο κάποιου ή κάτι
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold up
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive informal) To wait or delay.
2 (lb en transitive) To impede; detain.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
hold up
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive informal) To wait or delay.
2 (lb en transitive) To impede; detain.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
hold up
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive informal) To wait or delay.
2 (lb en transitive) To impede; detain.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
hold up
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive informal) To wait or delay.
2 (lb en transitive) To impede; detain.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold up
Englanti vb.
1 pidellä, kannatella
2 lykätä
3 ryöstää (aseella uhaten)
4 pitää esimerkkinä
5 kestää, pysyä hyväkuntoisena
6 olla kestävä t. uskottava, kestää lähempää tarkastelua
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold up
Engelska vb.
1 råna
2 stoppa, hindra; förhindra rörelse hos
3 hålla för ''(även bildligt, om en redogörelse)''
4 stå för sin del av ett avtal eller överrenskommelse
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hold up /hˈəʊld ˈʌp/
vydržet
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hold up /hˈəʊld ˈʌp/
zadržet
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hold up /hˈəʊld ˈʌp/
podporovat (i mravně, finančně)
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hold up /hˈəʊld ˈʌp/
andauern [Wetter]
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
hold up /hˈəʊld ˈʌp/
ληστεύω, σηκώνω, καθυστερώ
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
hold up /hˈəʊld ˈʌp/
1. noudattaa, täyttää
to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement
2. pidätellä, viivyttää
to impede, detain
3. pitää pintansa, pysyä mukana
to keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground
4. ryöstää aseella uhaten
to rob at gunpoint
5. kannatella, kohottaa, nostaa
to support or lift
6. odottaa, olla myöhässä, viivästyttää, viivästyä
to wait or delay
7. kestää, läpäistä
to withstand; to stand up to; to survive
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
hold up /hˈəʊld ˈʌp/
1. palaikyti, sulaikyti
2. sutrukdyti
3. (amer.) plėšti
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
328 Moby Thesaurus words for "hold up":
adjourn, advertise, afford support, air, arrest, back, back up,
backpedal, backwater, be consistent, be proof against, be the case,
be true, be truthful, be unflappable, bear, bear out, bear up,
bear up against, blazon forth, bleed, bleed white, block, bolster,
bolster up, boost, bottle up, brace, brake, brandish, bridle, buoy,
buoy up, buttress, carry, cast up, check, clip, clip the wings,
come up fighting, commit robbery, confine, conform to fact,
constrain, contain, continue, control, cool, cool off,
countercheck, cradle, crutch, curb, curtail, cushion, dam up, damp,
dampen, dangle, decelerate, defer, defy, delay, demonstrate,
detain, display, dompt, drag, drag out, draw rein, ease off,
ease up, elevate, emblazon, endure, enjoin, erect, escalate,
exhibit, exploit, extend, finance, flash, flaunt, fleece, float,
float high, flourish, fund, get by, get home free, give support,
gouge, govern, guard, hack it, hang fire, hang in, hang in there,
hang on, hang tough, hang up, heave, heft, heighten, heist, hijack,
hike, hinder, hoick, hoist, hold, hold at bay, hold back,
hold fast, hold good, hold in, hold in check, hold in leash,
hold off, hold on, hold out, hold over, hold together, hold true,
hold water, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, intermeddle,
interrupt, intervene, jerk up, keep, keep afloat, keep back,
keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep under control, keep up,
knock over, knock up, lag, lay aside, lay by, lay over,
lay under restraint, lend support, let down, let up, levitate,
lift, lift up, live through it, live with it, lob, loft,
lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, mainstay, maintain,
make late, manifest, meddle, meet requirements, moderate, mug,
never say die, not budge, not flag, not give up, not weaken,
obstruct, oppose, overcharge, overprice, overtax, parade, pass,
pass muster, perk up, pigeonhole, pillow, postpone, profiteer,
prohibit, prolong, prop, prop up, prorogate, prorogue, protract,
prove out, prove to be, prove true, pull, pull in, push aside,
put aside, put forth, put forward, put off, put on ice, raise,
raise up, rear, rear up, rebuff, recess, reef, rein, rein in,
reinforce, relax, remain firm, remain valid, remit, repel, repress,
repulse, reserve, resist, restrain, retard, retrench, ride high,
ride it out, rip off, rise, rob, scotch, screw, see it out,
set aside, set back, set by, set up, shelve, shift off, shore,
shore up, shoulder, skin, sky, slack off, slack up, slacken,
sleep on, slow, slow down, slow up, snub, soak, sport, stand,
stand fast, stand firm, stand over, stand pat, stand the test,
stand up, stave off, stay, stay it out, stay put,
stay the distance, stay with it, stick, stick it, stick it out,
stick out, stick to it, stick together, stick up, stick with it,
sting, stop, straiten, stretch out, subsidize, subvention,
subventionize, support, suppress, surcharge, suspend, sustain,
sweat it out, swindle, table, take a recess, take in sail, take it,
throttle down, throw up, tough it out, trumpet, trumpet forth,
underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin, underset, up, upbear,
upbuoy, upcast, upheave, uphoist, uphold, upkeep, uplift, upraise,
uprear, upthrow, vaunt, victimize, waft, waive, wash, wave,
weather, weather the storm, withhold, withstand
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
举起
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
把…举起来;坚持;阻挡,阻碍;抢劫,拦劫
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