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Hold

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Meaning

Verb

To
or grip.
To
or store.
  • To
    or
    a
    or state.
  • To have and keep
    of something.
  • To reserve.
  • To cause to
    or delay.
  • To detain.
  • To keep
    in a particular state.
  • To
    upon; to
    in
    or
    ; to
    or
    ; to
    ; to restrain.
  • To
    ,
    , or manage.
  • Not to
    ; to
    ; to stop.
  • Not to
    ; not to part or become
    ; to
    or unsubdued.
  • To
    ; to control an
    function.
  • To
    or
    a
    or state.
  • To be or
    ; to
    (usually in the
    person).
  • To
    or
    particular
    ,
    , actions.
  • To
    , to
    , to opine.
  • To
    (someone) to a
    or her actions.
  • To
    in being or
    ; to
    ; to
    , as a
    of
    or an
    ; to
    ; to sustain.
  • To
    , as an
    ; to be the
    of,
    or
    ; to
    in, as a
    ; to
    ; to sustain.
  • To
    ; to
    ; to
    back.
  • In Tennis:
    To
    own service game.
    To
    , to occur.
    To
    an
    or
    (usually in
    voice).
    To
    right or title.
    In a food or
    order at an
    etc;
    that a
    included
    order be omitted.
    To be in
    of
    for sale.

    Noun

    A
    or grip.
    An
    or
    of holding.
    A place where
    are
    for safety
    An order that something is to be
    or
    ,
    or
    how it can be
    with.
    Something
    or kept.
    Power over someone or something.
    The ability to persist.
    In Hair:
    The
    of
    the
    of
    hair.
    In Wrestling:
    A
    or
    used to control the opponent.
    In Exercise:
    An
    a
    for a set time
    The
    the
    on a
    , the
    or bookmaker's hold.
    The
    amount, the total hold.
    In Tennis:
    The part of an
    one is
    to
    ,
    one can use for
    with
    or feet.
    A
    one or more of the
    to
    while the others spin.
    In Video games:
    A
    facility.
    The
    system on
    and
    communication systems which
    a
    when all
    are busy.
    In Baseball:
    A
    to a
    who is not still
    at the
    and who
    one out and
    a lead for his team.
    In Aviation:
    A
    of
    for
    being
    a
    pattern.
    In Aviation & Nautical:
    The
    area of a
    or
    (often
    or
    hold).

    Adj

    Gracious;
    ;
    ; true.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    hold
    English
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    hold
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    hold
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    holden
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    healdan
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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