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hold1
- pronunciation:
- hold
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- hold one's own, hold out
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
holds, holding, held |
| definition 1: |
to have or contain within one's hand or hands.
The child held the coin tightly.- synonyms:
- clasp, clutch, grip
- antonyms:
- let go, release
- similar words:
- clench, contain, handle, have, palm, retain, seize
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| definition 2: |
to support and control by means of an instrument or part of the body.
He held the shrimp with his chopsticks.She held a newspaper under her arm.The man held the cigar between his lips.- synonyms:
- clutch, grip
- similar words:
- suspend
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| definition 3: |
to keep until requested.
Hold this letter until I return.- synonyms:
- keep, preserve, reserve, retain
- similar words:
- maintain, save, take care of, watch
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| definition 4: |
to contain within a specified area.
The theater holds fifty people.- synonyms:
- accommodate, carry, contain
- similar words:
- encompass, include, seat
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| definition 5: |
to keep in a forcible manner.
She was held against her will.- synonyms:
- confine, coop, detain, restrain
- antonyms:
- let go, release
- similar words:
- constrain, contain, fix, impound, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kidnap, pen, restrict, retain
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| definition 6: |
to organize, have, or preside over.
Let's hold a meeting.- synonyms:
- conduct, run
- antonyms:
- disband
- similar words:
- administer, convene, manage, muster, observe, occupy, officiate, preside
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| definition 7: |
to exercise control over; restrain.
She held her temper despite the provocation.- synonyms:
- bottle up, contain, control, curb, keep, rein, restrain, restrict
- antonyms:
- unleash
- similar words:
- check, confine, damp, impede, inhibit, leash, repress, reserve, retain, retard, slow, stay, suppress, swallow, withhold
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| definition 8: |
to have in one's mind.
He holds odd ideas.- synonyms:
- believe in, harbor, maintain, retain
- similar words:
- absorb, assert, embrace, endorse, entertain, espouse, nurse, possess, support, uphold
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| definition 9: |
to maintain the interest of.
Her speech held the audience.- synonyms:
- engage, engross, enthrall, fascinate
- antonyms:
- lose
- similar words:
- absorb, arrest, carry, fix, grip, immerse, interest, occupy, spellbind, transfix
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| related words: |
aver, backlog, bust, catch, engross, esteem, fascinate, fasten, grasp, grip, harbor, keep, leave, lodge, own, possess, press, rein, span, spare, stem, store, think, touch, wait |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to keep to a specified position, condition, or course.
Hold still until I tell you to move.Hold to the main road.- synonyms:
- continue, hold tight, keep, persist, remain, stay
- similar words:
- bite, hew, stick
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| definition 2: |
to maintain a position faithfully.
Hold to your ideas.- synonyms:
- persist, stick, stick by
- similar words:
- adhere, carry on, cleave, cling, insist, keep
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| definition 3: |
to assent or agree (usu. fol by with).
She doesn't hold with such notions.- synonyms:
- agree, approve, concur, subscribe
- similar words:
- believe, consider, defend
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| definition 4: |
to remain valid.
That regulation doesn't hold anymore.- synonyms:
- hold water, stand
- similar words:
- follow, obtain, persist, prevail, prove, remain, square
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| related words: |
believe, bond, hang on, stand, store |
| phrase: |
hold one's own |
| phrase: |
hold out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of grasping by physical means.
- synonyms:
- clasp, grasp, grip
- similar words:
- bite, clinch, clutch, grapple, hug, purchase
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| definition 2: |
something to grasp, such as a handle or other support.
- synonyms:
- grip, handhold, handle
- similar words:
- banister, haft, handrail, knob
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| definition 3: |
a thing that adheres to something else.
- synonyms:
- grip
- similar words:
- clamp, clasp, clip, fastening
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| definition 4: |
an order to delay or reserve an item, action, or situation.
a hold on construction- synonyms:
- delay, postponement
- similar words:
- deferment, hiatus, reservation
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| definition 5: |
a controlling influence.
She has a hold on me.- synonyms:
- clutch, grasp, grip, influence
- similar words:
- clout, leash, magnetism, mastery, power, sway
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| related words: |
bond, catch, clench, fall, grip, handle, influence, lock, possession, pull |
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