Hold definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HOLD, v.t. pret.held; pp. held. Holden is obsolete in elegant writing. [Gr. to hold or restrain; Heb. to hold or contain.] 1. To stop; to confine; to restrain from ... is to seize, or to keep fast in the hand; hold coincides with grasp in the latter sense, but not in the former. We hold a horse by means of a bridle. An anchor ...
hold up definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: be ... balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: hold, support, sustain, hold up] 2: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration 3: cause to be ... that she didn't want to perform" [syn: delay, detain, hold up] [ant: hurry, rush] 4: rob at gunpoint or ...
To hold forth definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
To hold on definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
To hold off definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
hold on definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: hold firmly [syn: grasp, hold on] 2: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: hold on, stop] 3: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted ... kept asking questions" [syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on] 4: hold the phone line open; "Please hang ...
To hold one's own definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Own Own ... of himself, or in possession of his senses].'' --Shak. To hold one's own, to keep or maintain one's possessions ... or disadvantage in a contest. --Shak. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
To hold in play definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Play Play, n ... play, to bring or come into use or exercise. To hold in play, to keep occupied or employed. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
To hold in hand definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
To hold one's day definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
To hold a wager definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...
hold back definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the ... tide of communism" [syn: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back] 2: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a ... your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, keep, keep back, hold back] 3: refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker" [syn: forbear, hold back] 4: wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment" [syn: wait, hold off, hold back] 5: secure and keep for possible ...
To hold up definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 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 ... between the step and the pepperbox. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, n. i. In general, to keep one's ...
... pret. and pp. kept. [L. habeo, and capio.] 1. To hold; to retain in one's power or possession; not to ... and will keep thee. Genesis 28. Luke 4. 5. To hold or restrain from departure; to detain. --That I may know ... the stars and course of heaven I keep-- 10. To hold in any state; as, to keep in order. 11. To ... to intermit; as, to keep watch or guard. 20. To hold in one's own bosom; to confine to one's ... be raised. To keep in, to prevent from escape; to hold in confinement. 1. To conceal; not to tell or disclose ... enemy or an evil. To keep under, to restrain; to hold in subjection; as, to keep under an antagonist or ...
... superior. 1. The burden or chorus of a song. 2. Hold; influence; power over. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... held. Phrases and idioms: holding company a company created to hold the shares of other companies, which it then controls. holding ... designed to maintain the status quo. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Held; p. pr. & vb. n ... 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 ...