Meaning of hold

Hold

Common

verb

•

To

or

.

•

To

or

.

•

To

or

a

or

.

To have and

of something.

To

.

To

to

or

.

To

.

To be or

; to

(usually in the

).

To

in a

.

To

t upon; to

in

or

; to

or

; to

; to

.

To

,

, or

.

Not to

; to

; to

.

Not to

; not to part or become

; to

or

.

To

; to control an

bodily function

.

•

To

or

,

,

.

To

, to

, to

.

To

(someone) to a

of his or her

.

To

in being or

; to

; to

, as a

of

or an

; to

; to

.

To

, as an

; to be the

of,

or

; to

in, as a

; to

; to

.

To

; to

; to

.

•

In Tennis:

To

own

.

•

To

, to

.

•

To

an

or

(usually in

).

•

To

right or

.

•

In a food or

order at an

etc;

that a

included

order be

.

•

To be in

of

.

noun

•

A

or

.

•

An

or

of

.

•

A

where

are

for

•

An order that something is to be

or

,

or

how it can be

.

•

Something

or

.

•

Power over someone

.

•

The

to

.

•

The

of

the

of

.

•

In Wrestling:

A

or

used to control the

.

•

In Exercise:

An

a

for a set time

•

The

the

on a

, the

or bookmaker's

.

•

The

, the

.

•

In Tennis:

An

of

,

being

.

•

The part

one is

to

,

one can use for

with

or

.

•

A

one or more of the

to

while the others

.

•

In Video games:

A

.

•

The

system on

and

which

a

when all

are

.

•

In Baseball:

A

to a

who is not still

at the

and who

one out and

a

for his

.

•

In Aviation:

A

of

for

being

in a

holding pattern

.

•

In Aviation & Nautical:

The

of a

or

(often

or

).

adj

•

;

;

;

.

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hold

English

hold

Middle English (1100-1500)

hold

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

holden

Middle English (1100-1500)

healdan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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