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rank|lady|truth|turn|416|hold|cause|close|England

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) AHD|/h�ld/, IPA|/h��ld/, SAMPA|/h@Uld/
(General American|US) AHD|/h�ld/, IPA|/ho�ld/, SAMPA|/hoUld/
audio|en-us-hold.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ld|-��ld

Etymology
Verb: OE. healdan.

Noun: From the verb, influenced by ON. hald (hold, custody).

Verb
en-verb|holds|holding|held|held or rarely holdenCategory:English irregular verbs

1. transitive To grasp or grip.

#: Hold the pencil like this.

1. transitive To contain or store.

#: This package holds six bottles.

1. transitive To have and keep possession of something.

#: Hold my coat for me.

1. transitive To reserve.

#: Hold a table for us at 7:00.

1. transitive To cause to wait or delay.

#: Hold the elevator.

1. transitive To detain.

#: Hold the suspect in this cell.

Derived terms

rel-top4|Terms derived from the verb to hold
be left holding the baby
holdall
hold a candle to
hold a grudge
hold back
hold down
holder <!-- something that holds or contains-->
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hold fast
hold forth
holding <!-- something that one owns, especially stock or real estate-->
hold it
hold off
hold on
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hold on to<!--not "hold onto"-->
hold one's fire
hold one's horses
hold one's own
hold out
hold over
<!--"hold something over someone's head" is derived from "hold over"-->
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hold the fort
hold up
hold water
hold with the hare and run with the hounds
uphold
withhold
See also held<!--"hand-held"--> and holding<!--*holding pattern-->
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Translations
trans-top|to grasp
Finnish: pitää, pidellä
Spanish: agarrar, sujetar, tomar
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trans-top|to contain
Finnish: sisältää
Spanish: contener
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trans-top|to keep possession
Finnish: pitää, säilyttää
Spanish: sostener, sujetar
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trans-top|to reserve
Finnish: pitää, varata
Spanish: reservar
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trans-top|to cause to wait
Finnish: pitää, pitää varattu|varattuna
Spanish: mantener
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trans-top|to detain
Finnish: pitää, pidättää
Spanish: detener
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Catalan: aguantar, aconseguir, mantenir
ttbc|Dutch: houden, vasthouden, bijhouden
ttbc|Indonesian: tahan, tahan|menahan
ttbc|Italian: tenere, contenere (2)
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ttbc|Japanese: �����, motsu) (1,3), ���� (����, osaeru)
ttbc|Portuguese: manter, sustentar, segurar
ttbc|Sicilian: teniri, conteniri (2), manteniri (5)
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Noun
en-noun

1. A grasp or grip.

#: Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.

1. Something reserved or kept.

#: We have a hold here for you.

1. italbrac|wrestling A position or grip used to control the opponent.

#: He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.

1. nautical The cargo area of a ship, (often cargo hold).

#: Put that in the hold.

1. italbrac|gambling The percentage the house wins on a gamble.

Derived terms
<!--Terms derived from NOUN senses-->
foothold
handhold
no holds barred
on hold
stronghold

Translations
trans-top|grasp
Finnish: ote
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trans-top|reserve
Finnish: varasto
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trans-top|wrestling grip
Finnish: ote
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trans-top|cargo area
Finnish: ruuma
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trans-top|percentage that the house wins
Finnish:
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See also
behold

German
Etymology
Old High German hold
Adjective
hold archaic, poetic

1. friendly, comely, graceful

Category:German adjectives

Hungarian

Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ku�e. Cognates include Finnish and Estonian kuu.

Noun
hold

1. moon

Category:Hungarian nouns

Icelandic

Noun
hold n

1. flesh

Category:Icelandic nouns

Old English

Pronunciation
IPA|/hold/

Etymology 1
From Germanic *xuldan, from Indo-European *kol-, kwol-. Cognates include Old Norse hold#Old Norse|hold �flesh� (Icelandic hold#Icelandic|hold, Swedish hull#Swedish|hull), and (from Indo-European) Old Irish colainn, Welsh celain.

Noun
hold n

1. Dead body, carcase

#: Swa swa grædige ræmmas ðar ðar hi hold geseoþ. Like greedy ravens when they see a corpse.

Etymology 2
From Germanic *xulþa-, a variant on a root meaning �lean, incline� (compare Old English heald, hieldan). Cognates include Old Frisian hold, Old Saxon hold, Old High German hold (German hold#German|hold), Old Norse hollr (Swedish huld), Gothic �����.

Adjective
hold (+ dative)

1. gracious, loyal, kind

#: Swa hold is God mancynne ðæt he hæfþ geset his englas us to hyrdum. God is so gracious to mankind that he has appointed angels as our guardians.

Category:Old English nouns
Category:Old English adjectives

Old High German
Adjective
hold

1. friendly

Category:Old High German adjectives

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