hold : Idioms & Phrases

An"chor-hold` noun

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1. The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
2. Hence: Firm hold: security.

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• noun a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks
  

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Blanch" hold`ing

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1. (Scots Law) A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.

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Blench" hold`ing

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1. (Law) See Blanch holding.

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• noun the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
  storage area; cargo area; hold; cargo deck.
  

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• noun a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
  chokehold.
  
  • he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled

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• noun stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
  

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• adjective satellite owned by a relatively few shareholders
  
  • a closely-held corporation

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• verb get something or somebody for a specific purpose
  line up; find; come up.
  
  • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
  • I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
  • The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter

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• verb get into one's hands, take physically
  take.
  
  • Take a cookie!
  • Can you take this bag, please
• verb be in or establish communication with
  get through; contact; reach.
  
  • Our advertisements reach millions
  • He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
• verb affect
  clutch; seize.
  
  • Fear seized the prisoners
  • The patient was seized with unbearable pains
  • He was seized with a dreadful disease

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• (Naut.), ground tackle. Obs. Spenser.

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• adjective small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
  handheld.
  
  • a hand-held computer

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• noun a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket
  hand-held computer.
  

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• noun a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket
  hand-held computer.
  

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• verb hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
  turn back; stop; arrest; contain; check.
  
  • Arrest the downward trend
  • Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
  • Contain the rebel movement
  • Turn back the tide of communism
• verb keep under control; keep in check
  keep back; restrain; keep.
  
  • suppress a smile
  • Keep your temper
  • keep your cool
• verb refrain from doing
  forbear.
  
  • she forbore a snicker
• verb wait before acting
  hold back; wait.
  
  • the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
• verb secure and keep for possible future use or application
  retain; keep back; hold.
  
  • The landlord retained the security deposit
  • I reserve the right to disagree
• verb hold back; keep from being perceived by others
  conceal; hold back.
  
  • She conceals her anger well

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• verb hold firmly, usually with one's hands
  hold close; cling to; clutch.
  
  • She clutched my arm when she got scared

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• verb be fond of; be attached to
  treasure; care for; cherish.
  

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• verb keep
  
  • She manages to hold down two jobs
• verb restrain
  
  • please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep

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• verb stick to firmly
  bind; stick to; adhere; stick; bond.
  
  • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?

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• verb refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
  stand firm; stand fast; stand pat.
  

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• verb talk at length and formally about a topic
  discourse; dissertate.
  
  • The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England

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• verb close in; darkness enclosed him"
  confine; enclose.
  
• verb lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
  control; moderate; curb; contain; hold; check.
  
  • moderate your alcohol intake
  • hold your tongue
  • hold your temper
  • control your anger
• verb hold back; keep from being perceived by others
  conceal; hold back.
  
  • She conceals her anger well

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• verb resist and fight to a standoff
  
  • Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off
• verb wait before acting
  hold back; wait.
  
  • the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

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• verb hold firmly
  grasp.
  
• verb stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
  stop.
  
  • Hold on a moment!
• verb be persistent, refuse to stop
  persevere; hang on; hang in; persist.
  
  • he persisted to call me every night
  • The child persisted and kept asking questions
• verb hold the phone line open
  hold on; hang on.
  
  • Please hang on while I get your folder
• verb retain possession of
  keep.
  
  • Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
  • She kept her maiden name after she married

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• wait; stop; forbear. Collog

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• verb be sufficiently competent in a certain situation
  
  • He can hold his own in graduate school
• verb maintain one's position and be in control of a situation
  

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• verb retain rights to
  save; keep; keep open.
  
  • keep my job for me while I give birth
  • keep my seat, please
  • keep open the possibility of a merger

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• verb thrust or extend out
  stretch out; extend; exsert; stretch forth; put out.
  
  • He held out his hand
  • point a finger
  • extend a hand
  • the bee exserted its sting
• verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
  resist; withstand; stand firm.
  
• verb last and be usable
  wear; endure.
  
  • This dress wore well for almost ten years
• verb wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
  
  • He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses
• verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
  live on; last; live; endure; hold out; go; survive.
  
  • We went without water and food for 3 days
  • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  • how long can a person last without food and water?

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• verb intimidate somebody (with a threat)
  
  • She was holding it over him
• verb hold over goods to be sold for the next season
  carry over.
  
• verb keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
  
• verb continue a term of office past the normal period of time
  
• verb hold back to a later time
  prorogue; set back; defer; remit; put off; put over; shelve; table; postpone.
  
  • let's postpone the exam

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• verb tolerate or bear
  stand for.
  
  • I won't stand for this kind of behavior!

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• verb be master; reign or rule
  

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• verb hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
  
• verb hold the phone line open
  hold on; hang on.
  
  • Please hang on while I get your folder

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• verb hold firmly, usually with one's hands
  hold close; cling to; clutch.
  
  • She clutched my arm when she got scared

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• verb be the physical support of; carry the weight of
  support; hold; sustain.
  
  • The beam holds up the roof
  • He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
  • What's holding that mirror?
• verb hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
  
• verb cause to be slowed down or delayed
  delay; detain.
  
  • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
  • she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
• verb rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
  stick up.
  
• verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
  live on; last; live; endure; hold out; go; survive.
  
  • We went without water and food for 3 days
  • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  • how long can a person last without food and water?
• verb resist or confront with resistance
  withstand; defy; hold.
  
  • The politician defied public opinion
  • The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
  • The bridge held
• verb resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  stand up; hold up.
  
  • Her shoes won't hold up
  • This theory won't hold water

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• verb resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  stand up; hold up.
  
  • Her shoes won't hold up
  • This theory won't hold water

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• noun a limitation or constraint
  
  • taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending

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• noun a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
  

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• noun a company with controlling shares in other companies
  

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• noun a device for holding something
  

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• noun a pen where livestock is temporarily confined
  holding paddock; holding pen.
  

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• noun a state of inaction with no progress and no change
  
  • you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment
• noun the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
  

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• noun a pen where livestock is temporarily confined
  holding paddock; holding pen.
  

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• noun a pen where livestock is temporarily confined
  holding paddock; holding pen.
  

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• noun a bank holding company owning several banks
  

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• noun a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
  closed corporation; private corporation; close corporation.
  

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• noun a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
  scissors; scissors grip; scissor hold; scissor grip.
  

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• noun a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
  scissors; scissors grip; scissor hold; scissor grip.
  

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• verb assume control
  take charge; take control.
  
• verb have or hold in one's hands or grip
  hold.
  
  • Hold this bowl for a moment, please
  • A crazy idea took hold of him

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• verb take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  catch; grab.
  
  • Catch the ball!
  • Grab the elevator door!

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• noun the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
  grasping; seizing; prehension.
  

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• to seize roughly or quickly.

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• to restrain; to curd.

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• . See under Grindstone.

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• to have a meeting of the men employed in a printing office, for the purpose of considering questions affecting their interests.

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• to lay or hazard a wager. Swift.

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• to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.

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• to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. L'Estrange.
• to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. "The propositions which books hold forth and pretend to teach." Locke.

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• to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good.

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• to compete successfully or on even conditions. Obs. Shak.

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• to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.

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• to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. Obs.

  O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And hold a lady in hand. Beaw. & Fl.

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• to keep under control; to dally with. Macaulay.
• to keep occupied or employed.

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• to keep as security.

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• to keep at a distance.

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• to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on.
• to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The trade held on for many years," Swift.

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• to keep one's appointment. Obs. Chaucer.

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• . (a) To keep good one's present condition absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a ship holds her own when she does not lose ground in a race or chase; a man holds his own when he does not lose strength or weight.
• to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest.

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• to be silent; to refrain from speaking.
• to keep silence. -

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• to agree with. Obs. Shak.

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• . (a) To extend; to offer. "Fortune holds out these to you as rewards." B. Jonson. (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. "He can not long hold out these pangs." Shak.
• to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way.

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• to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date.

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• to last or hold out. Milton.

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• to be silent.

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• to take sides with, as a person or opinion.

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• to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union. Dryden. Locke.

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• . (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head. (b) To support; to sustain. "He holds himself up in virtue."Sir P. Sidney. (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an example. (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your horses.
• . (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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• . (a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps or holes; commonly used in a negative sense; as, his statements will not hold water. Collog. (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus checking the headway of a boat.

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• to seize; to catch.

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• to seize; to fix on.

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• noun a hold used in the sport of wrestling
  

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